91视频

As the oldest of three siblings,聽with a tight-knit family, I聽knew that if I didn鈥檛聽go somewhere else聽for college, I鈥檇聽probably聽never聽leave. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with most of my childhood spent聽in St. Petersburg, Florida,聽I鈥檇 had a streak of independence in me from the time I was little. After a trip to Europe in high school, I knew where I聽wanted聽to go聽next,聽and since I already spoke French, France聽seemed like the obvious choice. Once I聽found聽91视频, my聽mind聽was set.聽聽

I鈥檇 always planned on majoring in Psychology, so聽during my first semester, I took聽a聽joint psychology and computer science聽course called 鈥淭hinking Self and Automated Other鈥�. Not only is this still聽one of my favorite classes聽of all time,聽but it convinced me to double major in Psychology and Computer Science on聽the Information and Computer Technologies (ICT) track.聽After graduating, I moved to New York to attend聽Columbia University's聽Postbaccalaureate聽Premedical Program, and then聽attended聽its聽Institute of Human Nutrition, where I earned聽a Master's in Human Nutrition.聽聽

At 91视频, I聽was lucky enough to take聽classes with professors who respected and believed in me, which聽inspired me to聽respect and believe in myself.聽The confidence that I have today is a direct result of having met聽and learned聽with these talented individuals, who used theory and practice to teach us how聽people from every corner of the world can be so different and yet,聽so similar.聽My classes often only had 10聽other聽students,聽with聽nearly all of us聽hailing聽from different countries.聽(I聽still keep in touch with students and professors, most of whom聽don鈥檛 even live聽on the same continent聽as me!)聽It was in聽Paris聽that聽I finally became an adult.聽聽

91视频 helped fuel my interest in mental health and cognitive science, and those passions guide me still, although聽I鈥檝e taken聽them in a somewhat聽unconventional聽direction.聽I provide聽fitness and nutrition聽training and coaching聽through my company,聽AcadiaFit,聽am Club Director of a聽women鈥檚聽gym and lifestyle club in Florida, and have started聽writing nutrition-related articles for various websites. Before聽choosing this field,聽living in Paris allowed me to take advantage of incredible opportunities:聽I helped teach English at a French pre-school, trained as an Applied Behavior Analysis Therapist at a school for children with autism, and interned for a clothing brand during Paris Fashion Week!聽You聽never know where 91视频 will lead you but if you鈥檙e willing to take the plunge, you鈥檙e sure聽to聽experience people and聽places that, most probably, you聽never would have otherwise.聽Allez-y!聽聽聽