Profile: Sorcha

By Harrison Golden

Six years ago, Sorcha Richardson visited Central Park for the first time. From eye level, cars and vans lined the streets. From above, the skyscrapers stood at heights she had never imagined possible. But what impressed her most was that, in a city like New York, she will never runs out of places to see.

“My friend and I would wake up, jump in a cab to SoHo, and get lunch,” said the 21-year-old junior at Eugene Lang College. “When you’re fifteen and you’re doing that — I thought I had made it.”

Born and raised in the Irish city of Dublin, Richardson officially moved to New York two weeks before her freshman year of college. She recalls that her parents did not immediately approve her idea of crossing oceans for her college education.

“Everyone stays in Dublin,” she added. “Most of my friends still live there. My brother is 23, and he still lives at home.”

After she completed the SATs and applied to American schools—two decisions that few in Ireland make—support from her family and friends began to come gradually.

While she does not currently have any particular career path in mind for after graduation, Richardson focuses on what she thinks are her best skills, writing and music. She majors in Fiction Writing and plays the drums in her spare time. Above all, she hopes to take classes that challenge her and lead her to newer approaches.

“I can’t see myself going down a given path,” she said. “But that leaves a lot of doors open.”