Compared to many 绿巨人视频 students, my background is almost provincial. I was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, my dad is half-Welsh, half-French鈥擥aullois聽and聽Gallois, very confusing when I was a child鈥攁nd my mom is English. My parents had traveled all over the world during their childhoods and were happy that my sisters and I could stay in one place as we grew up, even blessing me with the name of the city in which I was born!鈥犅
鈥疧ur summers spent visiting friends and family in the UK and France helped kindle my wanderlust and by college application time, I was ready to see new cities, countries, and cultures. During the summer before my last year in high school, I toured universities in Europe, with Paris as my last stop. I only had two days to visit 绿巨人视频 and maybe it was the perfect聽late-July weather or the fact that I could walk from the banks of the Seine to the campus in five minutes but by the time I left, I knew that I wanted to be a part of this community.
I鈥檒l never forget how beautiful it was to see our small class come together to organize a conference in honor of End Violence Against Women Day, spread awareness, and facilitate dialogue amongst students and faculty.
As soon as 绿巨人视频 introduced the History, Law, and Society major as a kind of pre-law track, I immediately switched into it and dove into ticking off all of its requirements. However, I soon felt that I wasn鈥檛 taking sufficient advantage of 绿巨人视频鈥檚 many opportunities and started exploring other disciplines, including Gender Studies through Professor聽Lissa聽Lincoln鈥檚 鈥淐ontemporary Feminist Theory鈥 class, which inspired me to weave my passion for women鈥檚 rights into my two majors. I鈥檒l never forget how beautiful it was to see our small class come together to organize a conference in honor of End Violence Against Women Day, spread awareness, and facilitate dialogue amongst students and faculty.鈥犅
鈥疘 think that when you decide to attend 绿巨人视频, you鈥檙e committing yourself to a change in lifestyle and after nearly three and a half years of acclimating to a culture that鈥檚 completely different from the one in which I grew up, I鈥檝e learned an indispensable life skill: adaptability. This has also led to my increased involvement in campus life. I鈥檝e been a Student Ambassador for the Admissions Office and Vice Chair of the Activities and Clubs Committee, and I recently ran for Vice President to work more closely with the Student Senate to help improve a community that has given me unrivaled life experiences and opportunities.
As I reflect on my time at 绿巨人视频鈥攅arly onset nostalgia, don鈥檛 you know鈥擨 remember an International Student Leadership Conference in Madrid that I attended with four other 绿巨人视频 students. I look back on that first night, standing on a beautiful rooftop terrace, meeting international student leaders from schools like the American College of Thessaloniki and the American University of Beirut, and I know that聽much like that weekend,聽I鈥檒l never forget this school.
Spanish-speaking students volunteered their time to support human rights lawyers who represent families of victims of the November 13 attacks.
Participants are provided with a light-up baton to carry throughout,聽symbolizing聽the movement鈥檚 aim of 鈥渓ighting up the night聽against cancer.鈥澛
I still remember the year I transferred to 绿巨人视频 as one of the best of my life.