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I was born in the US and grew up in Kansas City. I went to college in ChicagoÌýandÌýlaw school in Boston, then worked in Washington DCÌýat an internationalÌýlaw firmÌýfor four years.ÌýI have familyÌýfrom Puerto Rico and from France, so I grew up hearing both Spanish and French.ÌýToday, I speak Spanish comfortably, and being in Paris is instrumental in helping develop full French fluency.Ìý

I started visiting France as a little girlÌýandÌýI haveÌýloved this countryÌýeverÌýsince.ÌýTherefore, it has always been a goal of mine to live here. When I started thinking about the next stage in my career, I sought opportunities that would enable me to live in France whileÌýfurtherÌýdeveloping my professional interests. The MAÌýinÌýDiplomacy and International Law seemed like a perfect fit. The coursework, particularly the practicums in The Hague and at Oxford University, are directly in line with my professional experiences and interests, and present excitingÌýnewÌýchallenges that I did not feel I could getÌýat another university.ÌýFurthermore, working with classmates from different backgrounds and countries has been especially valuable. I appreciate the exchange of diverse perspectives and the opportunity to collectively think critically about responses to global issues.ÌýÌý

I am the student chair of BTÌìÌÃ's Working Group on Human Rights, which is an interdisciplinary group dedicated to the development of international law. The group was founded byÌýfaculty, including my program directorÌýProfessorÌýSusan Perry, as a platform for the BTÌìÌà community to make contributions to the creation of international law at the United Nations. WithÌýProfessorÌýPerry's incredible guidance, the Working Group made its first submission of theÌý2018–19Ìýschool year in October to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the rights of refugees and migrants to access basic digital technologies. After we submitted, I had the honor of traveling to GenevaÌýtoÌýmakeÌýa short presentation to the Committee. I am also assistingÌýProfessorÌýPerry with a class on international human rights law and I work as a writing tutor inÌýtheÌýBTÌìÌÃÌýWriting Lab.Ìý