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- So my name is Charlie.
And I'm from Nanjing, China.
I'm a freshman here at Georgetown.
Well I think, 'cause I'm just really interested in politics
and international relations, so I wanna come into a place
where I can actually experience
both the theoretical side of things,
but also the practical side of things.
I think that Georgetown also being located in DC
really offers me the opportunities to do that.
The people actually.
'Cause it might sound cliche, but there are just
so many people from different backgrounds.
And I'm just really interested in actually learning
different people and also
where their values and culture are.
The lack of diversity actually,
but we're moving into the right direction
into actually having a more equal and diverse campus.
I think I would have a nicer dining system.
Because I think our dining system needs a bit more work.
I think the faculty members are just so knowledgeable
in the sense that they all have
really experienced protocols.
And of course, most of them are from the state department.
Also the DOJ, the DOD.
So I think those experiences really shocked me
about how well read and also how well educated
some of my faculty members are.
Coming from New Zealand, I did not know much
about just American college in general,
so, I think just having a better understanding
of how much reading we have.
I think I should have done a bit more study and researching.
I just think we have a really beautiful campus,
and this idea that the dorms are not as nice
as it looks from outside.
My high school is actually
the biggest high school in New Zealand,
It's a school called Rangitoto college
with 3000 students and 200 staff members.
So I think it's just like a really big school.
That's why I think I've experienced a lot of diversity
also income equality in my school as well.
I think I really appreciate my high school in New Zealand.
Exercises from the Khan Academy online
and also I bought a whole bunch of books
like the SAT Official preparation books,
and also just all sorts of books,
to actually prepare for the SAT.
Just doing more research, actually,
because also, schools are different,
there's only going to be one school that fits you.
So, I always tell people that getting into the right school
is like getting to arrive in marriage.
Of course, there's going to be
a more beautiful person out there,
but there's only going to be one person that fits you.
No, I did not, because I was in China,
and the whole American Visa process
is a bit, it's not that easy.
I'm majoring in international political economy.
I think I'm just quite interested in both
the international relation side of things,
but also the economic side of things.
From the trade war that's going on right now
between China and the United States.
That really shows the impact of both the economy,
and also the politics.
So I wanna have a better understanding of both of them.
I want to make sure that I'm able to use my skills
and experiences I learned from my
international politics economy major
to actually create,
it might sound cliché,
but create an impact on other people's lives
through working at the United Nations,
or working for the World Bank.
We definitely have lots of parties,
especially on Thursdays and Fridays and Saturdays,
so you can definitely go to any places you want
to be honest
and yes, there's always gonna be a party there.
And you don't have to actually try
to be accepted to any clubs
you can just go to the parties with your friends.
There's a place outside of Georgetown,
it's a place called Flavio's
it's an Italian restaurant
they have really good food there.
So we just had our Georgetown Day last Friday,
so it's like a big end-of-year celebration,
celebrating Georgetown culture and also Georgetown values,
and I think that's a big celebration
that we have every year.
Every year, when we graduate,
we normally jump into the water fountain,
just down next to the Healy Hall
and also, sometimes people steal
the clock tower's actually clock sign
and sometimes they give it to
the President of the United States
or to the Pope.
I'm normally involved in a few financial organizations
but I'm quite involved in politics as well,
so I'm part of the Georgetown University alumni
and the Student and Federal Credit Union,
and also I work at the Georgetown Investment Office.
And also, I'm quite involved with the geopolitics.
Georgetown University used to do with politics,
and I'm like the wildest member
on the student and strategy team.
Just do more research to know what you're passionate about,
and what you want to do later on in your life.
Just listen to all sorts of speakers
from different political parties
and also different parts of nations,
and I think it's really interesting to see
different perspectives.
Definitely, for sure.
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