A Brief Backstory
Having grown up in both Los Angeles, California and Corvallis, Oregon, I've been able to experience both the busy metropolitan life and quiet countryside living. Both hold a special place in my heart.
I have also lived in New York City, Washington DC, and Kyoto - and I plan on living abroad more in the future!
Here are a few things about me:
- A few of my favorite books are: Robot by Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg, Sanshirō and Sorekara by Natsume Sōseki, Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
- I love playing the piano and guitar, as well as training Muay Thai and playing tennis
- Before I fell in love with international affairs, I was considering majoring in linguistics
- Currently I'm proficient in Spanish and Japanese, and I'm interested in learning many other languages such as Chinese, Vietnamese, and Portuguese
- My favorite class I've taken was The United Nations and Conflict Prevention: Actors and Architecture, which was a course on the structure of the United Nations, its successes and failures, and its role in security, peacebuilding, and development
