Hope PhD

@hope_phd

Dear America,

It’s me, Hope. Remember me? A lot of you haven’t been feeling much hope lately, but don’t worry; I’m still here. Admittedly, I’m a person named Hope and not the abstract concept, but I’ll have to do. I consider myself an expert on hope, because, given my name, I’ve spent my whole life thinking about it and searching for reasons to be hopeful. 

Hope can be found in many places, but I have concluded that the most important source of hope is stories. That’s why I got a PhD in English and became an English teacher. Stories allow us to imagine that things can be different, that seemingly impossible tasks can be achieved, and that happy endings are available to those who don’t give up. And if we can imagine these things, then we can make them real, shaping and improving our lives and the world around us. READ MORE