Week 3: Another Week of Adventures!
What a week it has been! We’ve been incredibly busy at the Chautauqua Institute.
Abi Teklemarium ‘25 is one of two Cornell interns working at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York. Abi assists with educational programming and activities covering all aspects of Chautauqua Literary Arts to develop skills in arts administration, publicity, publishing, and creative writing pedagogy.
What a week it has been! We’ve been incredibly busy at the Chautauqua Institute.
In a lot of ways Chautauqua reminds me of Cornell.
I am taking workshops every week that I am here, and I can’t put into words how excited I am.
Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Major(s): Creative Writing, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
I’ve been writing since I was fifteen. Primarily I write prose though I sometimes dabble in poetry. I’ve been working on my current novel for the past three years. I am hoping to be able to publish it in the next few years. The opportunity to share my work is one of the main reasons I wanted to study in the US.