Ariel Kendall is a junior at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., studying Communication and Journalism with a Spanish minor. She is an inspiring writer/reporter who enjoys running and training for road races around the Twin Cities. She was an editorial board member of threesixtyjournalism.org and a staff writer for The Aquin school newspaper. She was also a communications intern for The Chamber of Commerce Barcelona, Spain. Ariel can be reached at akendall@stthomas.edu.