My name is Mandy Chen, and I’m a junior studying English Creative Writing and Radio/Film/Television. I was born and raised in Shenzhen, China, and English is a second language to me. I grew up reading and writing in both Mandarin and English—my favorite authors span from Liu Cixin to García Márquez to Hemingway. I come into the Writing Place with hopes of connecting with other second language students—of encouraging them to take confidence and ownership in the English they write.