Kierra Elfalan

Kierra is a second year journalism major at the University of Washington, Seattle. She aspires to become a broadcast journalist covering entertainment news on television. She is currently writing for the Seattle Globalist and with us she hopes to gain more experience as a reporter and to indulge in global events and projects with connections to Seattle.

10 ways to avoid looking like an idiot in Vienna

by Kierra Elfalan
10 steps to checking Seattle-ness at the gate and embracing Viennese culture. facebook: Heading to Vienna in the future? Avoid culture pitfalls with these 10 tips. Twitter: Seattleites can look foolish when traveling. Don't be one of them by reading these 10 travel tips # Vienna #CultureNavigator
Mar 1, 2014
President and founder of Richard’s Rwanda-IMPUHWE Jessica Markowitz visits the FAWE all-girls boarding school in the Rwandan capital of Kigali during the organization’s annual summer trip to Rwanda. (Photo courtesy of Lori Markowitz)

Teen founder wonders if her organization is ready for college

by Kierra Elfalan
When it comes to running an organization, Jessica Markowitz started early.
Feb 16, 2014