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Hi everyone!

Name's Alex. I'm born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden by Finnish parents. I lived in Belgium for the past 5 years where I became bit of a policy geek, working with European Union Affairs.

Other tidbits about me:

I'm 2m tall

I love travelling and have visited 35 countries so far 😊

Despite coming from the Nordics, I LOVE spicey food!

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I'm really excited to study in the US, where I'll be doing a Masters of Business Administration at Northwestern University. For a very long time, I've wanted to learn how to how better support start-ups (especially those with a social mission!). Looking forward to 2 years of learning and fruitful exchange!!!

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Coming from a public policy background, political issues matter deeply to me. I really believe that citizens should have better access to politicians and decision makers outside of elections - we need to ensure that everyone's voice is heard! I'm also deeply interested in how technology affects society and how we can use it for good purposes!

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Whenever I travel, I try to get in a few days of hiking as well. Here's me from a trip I recently did in Italy. I hiked between Bologna and Florence (130km)

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I love dogs! Here's one of my best friend's pug Jesse 😁

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I enjoy learning to cook new meals - happy to say my Biryani has been approved by friends from India

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Same goes for baking!

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The European Union (it's needlessly tricky sometimes 😉)

How to use citizen driven advocacy to make change

Sweden and Finland!

Trends happening with tech

How to use social media in public policy contexts (or download my booklet, see link below!)

How to survive cold winters!

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A better understanding of the things that excite you about your fields of work!

Movie recommendations (non-English)

Ideas for new dishes to cook 😊

People near Illinois to do cultural sight seeing with in the US

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Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/itsalexmakela/

Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/itsalexmakela?lang=en

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011342036042

LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandermakela