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I'm a huge fan of books. I have never gone anywhere without tucking a book into my bag. Since the beginning of 2017, I have enjoyed reading The Sympathizer, Half the Sky, When Breath Becomes Air, and The White Man's Burden. I would definitely recommend the duo Half the Sky - The White Man's Burden for anyone interested in international development, including fighting extreme poverty, battling gender inequality, or protecting human rights. The books also provide invaluable insights into development projects for the vulnerable in our society, which totally changed my point of view on the efficiency of social work. I also love listening to classic musical instruments (though I cannot play any instruments :)) ) and learning foreign languages."

Right now, I'm trying my hand at freelance writing to pass the time (and earn income), but I'm really passionate about service work, and I guess that's why I applied here. I was part of the Ateneo Christian Life Community during my college years, and the Ateneo Human Rights Center during my stint in the law school. I hope to be a human rights lawyer one day hihi.

Some interesting facts about myself... I'm an only child, but I have a lot of babies! And by babies, I mean dogs (but we're not allowed to call them that in the house because they're family). So there's that. I love dogs. We have around five of them at home. I love animals, in general. I love to write. I'm a big fan of Broadway musicals (my favorite is Next To Normal, really REALLY good musical!) and uhm I used to play for the chess varsity of the Ateneo. I'm really good with dates (on the calendar) and I like walking long distances. I get to travel a lot thanks to my mom's job, and she and my dad are the most important people in my life.<3"

What makes me want to become part of our project is my belief that everyone, regardless of sex, race, religion or national origin, should always have the same rights to do whatever they love and to achieve whatever they deserve.
In addition, I also possess a great interest in learning more about Myanmar, Burmese culture and Burmese people."

I first heard of SEALNet back in high school when Ziggy and Veronica joined the program but joining didn't really cross my mind that time. It was when Ziggy joined again this year that I thought of giving this a shot especially because the cause we are advocating is close to my heart. As a woman myself, I want to 🎤 run the world 🎤. Lol jokes let's talk about this more when we meet in person!"

Though, becoming a doctor is my dream, I've always interested in international relations and public affairs. One of my most incredible experiences would be interning at the Royal Thai Embassy last summer. Apart from gaining so much memorable memories and amazing experiences, I noticed the lack of women holding high positions in our ministry of foreign affairs. So from there, I became inspired to work on this issue. I also have experiences working with women and children who have been sexually abused in Thailand."

I am a nerd, I think that basically justifies why I spend most of my time with my Physics Teacher (my Scott Shifu) and with my Science Club mates. We built a life-sized trebuchet, made organic soap and attempted (emphasise attempted haha) to build a hydroturbine. Fun/Sad-fact: I am the only female in the club!! :( Quite disappointing isn't it? That Science and Engineering is still such a male-dominated field.

The good thing about boarding school is that you never run out of things to do.
I garden every Wednesday with my Shifu and Green Ninja friends. I do kickboxing even though I have been a weakling lately (maybe I shouldn't skip training so much). I am also a theatre kid. I sing with my band "Lights Out". I am an awful guitar player so I mostly sing haha! I lead a small yoga and meditation session every Saturday morning. It is more of a religious group so we also discuss about Buddhism or Religion in general since most of my friends are Catholic.

Leisure time: I mostly go camping and hike with my friends. Most of them are really funny, self-proclaimed SJWs and we have a lot of fun making memes about Refugee, LGBT and Women Rights. I just started skiing last year and found that I really enjoy it so when there is snow, I go skiing with my boyfriend Donovan and sometimes my Shifu and his girlfriend. Donovan and I are both into Physics and music so we play music together often for school shows and concerts. We are leading the Science Club together and tutor our juniors in Math, Chem and Physics every Thursday night.

I find the project worthwhile because Women Rights and Gender Equality is a topic we don't discuss as often as we should in Myanmar. There is so much privilege taken away from women just because we are women and most of us are brought up to believe that our primary role is to support our parents, husbands and take care of a family. I feel that any woman deserves a right to have aspirations and freedom to pursue them. So I want to play a small part in this big global mission to empower women."