.196 Lauren Hill
Lauren is basically like sunshine captured in a bottle. She exudes good energy and has such a contagious and welcoming vibe about her that was always refreshing to experience. In college, I would see her quite often around campus or in the library and doing so served as a pick-me-up to my day. Her character and integrity shine through at every moment.
Mixed with this incredibly positivity is Lauren’s ability to be real, 100% of the time. I’ve always experienced direct and open honesty from her and it’s something that I appreciated both years ago in DC and still to this day. She’s a joy to speak with about any topic because of her intelligence and curious nature. She’s deeply kind to everyone she interacts with and has seemingly no trouble connecting with anyone, no matter the circumstance. Whenever I’ve spent time with her, I’ve regained my own energy and drive just by being around her loving and compassionate self.
Lauren, thank you so much for being an example of good in this world. Thank you for your wonderful voice and perspective, and of course for your infectious laugh. Thank you for being such a dear friend to many of my friends - it always brought me joy to see how happy you make those closest to you feel, and it’s always so genuine and true. Thank you, Lauren, for just being you.
-BD