My mom says my journey at U of T began when I was a baby, when she, as a student, would bring me to her lectures. I guess that was her paving the way for me to go to U of T. But I hesitated when I graduated high school. I wanted to go to Trent University because my older brother’s bandmates raved about their time there, but my mom insisted that I go to her alma mater.

I was excited to be accepted directly into the drama program’s 200-level entry course during my first year. I came to theatre after winning first prize in a poetry recitation contest in high school. The experience of reciting poetry led me to recite monologues, and I soon developed an interest in theatre.

During high school I acted in amateur and professional productions; one of my most memorable productions was ​_Emotional Creature_​, which I performed in alongside an empowering, all-girls cast at Young People’s Theatre, directed by Tanisha Taitt.