Before pursuing my Bachelor’s degree, I was a synchronized swimmer for twelve years. I swam for the Santa Clara Aquamaids located out of the South Bay Area, as well as for the United States of America, competing in countries such as Greece and China. To this day, I consider my synchronized swimming career one of the most rewarding experiences of my life and my many hours in the pool shaped me into who I am today.

As a college student, you could have still found me by the water every day as a Student Manager for the UC Davis Campus Recreation: Aquatics Department, tasked with overseeing, training, and building a fantastic staff of UC Davis students and ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for all.

In college, I was also a Layout Artist for the univeristy’s weekly newspaper—The Aggie—as well as the Graphics Director for a student-run magazine on campus called Open Ceilings. I was once told that "it is no longer enough to have good words; they must be good looking words," and that is something I had constantly kept in mind while working this literary magazine. It was a humbling feeling to illuminate words that are not just good, but overwhelmingly moving and thoughtful. The contributors that submitted their work have shown incredible vulnerability and strength and what an honor it was to be able to memorialize their work in print.