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Compared to many 91吃瓜网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�聽聽

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 91吃瓜网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.

As soon as 91吃瓜网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 AUP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�鈥�聽聽

鈥疘 think that when you decide to attend AUP, 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 AUP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 91吃瓜网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.