Hi there! My name is Madison Brandt and I am a sophomore at UMN studying strategic communications, which is like advertising/PR in the journalism school. For interesting facts, I am a vegetarian and I have been since I was 5 years old or so. I also have a podcast and a blog of my own!

A learning goal for me is to learn the mindsets of Buddhism. I love the idea of being so present and in the moment and learning to observe rather than judge or evaluate. I really want to throw myself into this experience and just be and learn to find peace with whatever comes my way.

I have no idea why this image isn’t showing up as a straight image, but anyways, I am so excited for this trip!