Nov 9, 2023 | Blog, Reflections
The Byron Fellowship claims to be a transformative experience. I struggle with that description. Transformation cannot be encapsulated in a single experience. Yet, somehow, Byron was impactful and transformative for me at the same time. As time has passed since Byron,...
Jan 16, 2020 | Blog, Reflections
This Byron Fellowship Reflection Post was written by Lauren Owen ’19. It was originally published to her personal blog on August 24, 2019. You can view the original post here. Photos credit of Lauren Owen. My invitation to Byron came at the worst, or maybe the best,...
Dec 4, 2019 | Blog, Reflections
This Byron Fellowship Reflection Post was written by Jillian Richardson ’19. It was originally published to her personal blog on August 4, 2019. This version has been lightly adapted for the Byron Blog; you can view the original post here, and learn more about...
Mar 13, 2019 | Blog, Reflections
By abby mohaupt (2014 Fellow, 2018 Returning Fellow Mentor)When I came back to Byron in August 2018 as a returning fellow mentor, I came back because of Andy.In May 2014, I was part of the last cohort of Byron Fellows that gathered at Turkey Run State Park in Indiana....
Nov 28, 2018 | Blog, Reflections
This blog was originally posted on Wake Forest’s School of Divinity page, as part of a series featuring participants in the Food, Health, and Ecological Wellbeing Fellowship Program, run by Byron Mentor Fred Bahnson and supported by the Byron Fellowship...
Aug 30, 2016 | Blog, Reflections
By Sunghee Tark (2015 Byron Fellow) My summer before Byron was like a calm sky before a storm. I was calm on the outside, but I was nervous, insecure and vulnerable on the inside. I was about to start my last year of college and had just returned from studying abroad...
