Faith Meixell

Faith graduated from the University of Chicago in June with a B.A. in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations in June 2012.  She also spent a semester at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and took Turkish language courses at Ankara Universitesi Tomer in Istanbul the summer of 2011.  After graduation she worked as a farm apprentice at Hatchet Cove Farm in Maine until October.  While attending school, Faith interned at Food and Water Watch in Chicago, worked as a museum attendant at the Oriental Institute Museum in Chicago, was a mentor and tutor at the Washington Park Youth Program, and participated in Balle Bhangra Indian folk dance.  Faith is from Glastonbury, CT.