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Andrea N. Goldstein served in the Navy on active duty from 2009 to 2016. She’s currently studying toward an M.A. in law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. She has written for Task & Purpose since 2014, previously under the pseudonym Anna Granville. She is a 2016 Tillman Scholar.
Andrea N. Goldstein lost her sense of home when she left home for college and the military. Moving to New York City, she learned to come home to herself.
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