 I didn't realize that diversity in social justice was such a big thing to me until I got to Fairfield. I didn't even realize that was a route that I would like to explore. I didn't realize how much I loved helping people or being involved in an educational community in a residential setting with students of all kinds of backgrounds until I became an RA or until I became a Cure Personalist Mentor. The mentor program is something that has been in effect for quite a few years. It is for first-generation college students who need somebody on campus to guide them in their transition in their first year. Jesuit values creates a community of individuals who want to learn and better themselves to gain more out of their experience to be there for each other. If it wasn't for professors in the Asian Studies Department, I probably wouldn't have considered making a major in the program. They know when you need that extra push because they cultivate those one-on-one relationships with you. That's how they challenge you by knowing you and knowing you could do better. I have four years of a life that no one else outside of Fairfield can fully ever understand. You take a step back and you think about where you are now and where you were one year, two year, three years ago. And you realize, wow, I'm actually capable of leaving an impact on people. And I think being open to all of those different opportunities is what made it both difficult at first but very exciting once you got your feet wet.