“This past year, I hosted Death Cafés at my college, Duke University. A death cafe is a community gathering where people come together to freely talk about whatever they want related to death and dying, without judgement. Every death cafe I’ve attended has a different character. The ages ranged and the topics varied. The unguided conversations were anything from caregiving concerns to existential dread. I left each cafe with a lot on my mind, and so, I found myself bringing the conversations into Facetime calls and dinner parties with friends. It made me wonder if other students would be interested in entertaining this type of dialogue. It has never been done before, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Would people come and talk? Is this too weird for Duke?” Read more about Jenna’s experiences here.