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Love Letters

Melissa Mora-Gonzalez / Katherine Fiordalis / Cal Alumni Association
Cal Culture

In the Shade of Memory: Reflections from a Soon-to-Be Alum

By Melissa Mora-Gonzalez

Melissa Mora-Gonzalez reflects on her time at UC Berkeley through the quiet companionship of campus trees. In this love letter, she traces moments of stillness, self-discovery, and belonging—walking familiar paths that once felt uncertain, and finding meaning in the spaces between.
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