Kaitlan is a sophomore at Brown University studying English literature. Besides reading and writing (which she considers essentials), she is passionate about cross-cultural dialogue and language-learning. Some things that make her happy are old people holding hands, time spent with family, and hand-written letters. In this talk, Kaitlan explores why is vulnerability valuable in some of the most common conversations. Kaitlan is a sophomore at Brown University studying English literature. Besides reading and writing (which she considers essentials), she is passionate about cross-cultural dialogue and language-learning. Some things that make her happy are old people holding hands, time spent with family, and hand-written letters. She'll be touching on the last one in her talk and appreciates those of you who stick around to hear it! This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx