Caroline’s fascination with the French language began as a child with her ballet classes at Boston Ballet School. Inspired by the French terminology used in ballet, Caroline began studying French at the age of 12. An avid French learner, Caroline continued studying French history and language throughout high school and college and taught French immersion ballet classes to young dance students in Washington, D.C.
As a pre-medical student at Georgetown, Caroline originally intended to focus her studies on Biology. However, when the Covid-19 pandemic began during Caroline’s freshman year, she decided to take a year-long leave of absence to work as an Emergency Medical Technician in her hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. In this role, Caroline cared for diverse communities in the Boston area, often using her French language skills to communicate with Haitian patients. Realizing the power of language for human connection, specifically in the healthcare setting, Caroline declared a double major in French after returning to Georgetown. In the French department, Caroline greatly enjoyed exploring diverse narratives of the Francophone world, particularly pertaining to colonialism and health equity. Since graduating from Georgetown in 2024, Caroline has been working as a clinical research assistant at the Jill Roberts Center for IBD at Weill Cornell Medicine. Caroline plans to attend medical school next year, and she aims to merge her passion for health equity and the French language to serve diverse French-speaking communities as a physician.
(11/25/2025)