Rachel Chitofu, Boardwalk Talks No. 1

The interviewer spoke with Rachel Chitofu over Zoom while she was seven time zones away and on the campus of the University of Zimbabwe, where she’s currently in her fifth year of studying medicine. Due to the poor internet connection, her voice sporadically cut to static. She speaks slowly, with a Zimbabwean accent—her native language is Shona—but her words are sharp and dramatic.