Hello my name is Su 💗 CURRENT MISSION Apprendre le français, voyager et faire du sport ABOUT MYSELF Currently an exchange student at the University of Nice, France studying French, Psychology and Geography. My home univeristy is Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador where I am pursuing a B.A. I have also participated in the EXPLORE French language spring exchange program in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec. In the future I am interested in pursusing Education at an intermediate-secondary level. I like to rock climb outdoors and used to be on a climbing team in Canada, while also coaching the junior climbing program at Wallnuts Climbing Centre. Now I do Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu with wrestling as cross-training including competitions. I am currently at the white belt level and am loving this martial art. I also occasionally practice Yoga in both hot yoga and non hot yoga forms. Addiionally I like ziplining, hiking, biking, camping, swimming and generally being outdoors. Notes: Vegetarian, eat eggs and dairy, not meat. Allergic to cats and some dogs. I do not smoke, drink alcohol or do drugs. Previously I sang with choirs including QVE Youth Choir, and travelled with them to Ottawa Ontario to Music Fest Canada where we received the gold award as well as participating in the Kiwanis Music Festival in newfoundland and receiving te rose bowl distinctiom. I am an alumna of Shallaway NSYC, a youth community choir. This has helped me travel to China to the International Society for Music Education Conference and to sing alongside Hey Rosetta! In the 2010 World Expo, to France, Belgium, the Nseveral for a WWI commemoration project celebrating the lives of 750+ soldiers who were lost on July 1st 1916 Beaumont-Hamel battle, to Austria and Hungary to compete in the 2012 Béla Bartok International Choral Competition where we placed second. We travelled to Portugal to do a youth exchane is Lisbon. We travelled to Costa Rica and Nicaragua to sing with their national children's choirs. All of these trips had an important mission to learn more about the world around us and grow as young people. I volunteer with a by-youth-for-youth volunteer organization called Radhoc Youth Leadership. Every year we host a multi-day conference at the university for high school students from all over the province. They come to learn about social justice and human rights in a hands-on and interactive way. We decellop all of our teaching methods, materials and workshops ourselves. Previously I have done volunteer work with Oxfam Canada. Through these organization we have learned about the role of women's rights in eradicating global poverty. We learned about hollistc approaches to development, with a strong focus on local communities and grassroots partners. This experience opened up my eyes to the priviledge that I do have, and to what I have yet to learn about making this world a better place. Aside from this I like to do abstract painting with lots of colors and other mixed media art. I am learning to play the guitar as well as the ukulele. Mostly I sing classic pop sons so everyone can sing along. PHILOSOPHY Empathy is really important as well as kindness. I'm working on being the best friend I can be. Sometimes acceptance comes with leadership. And sometimes I could do more for the planet as well.