“I immediately imagined my mom and dad strolling through the very neighborhoods that were bombarded, and even my minute connection to the situation made me feel sick [...] I was really nervous about...

Studying abroad for a year in France, Alexis Reeves ponders Simone de Beauvoir's words, “One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.” Reeves wonders, "How does one become a woman? I know the expectations. I’ve considered them carefully, though I can’t decide whether to follow them or not."