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My ethnic background is German/Scandanavian. My ethnicity is very important to me as I have family in Denmark who I am close to. I moved to Canada with my family when I was 4 years old but so far I have only gone back twice since then. It is important to me in the coming years that I am able to go back more and see my family.

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I have lived the majority of my life in Calgary, Alberta. I do love it here but I think it could be fun to live either on the East or West coast. I think a lot of us take it for granted how close we live to the mountains and how incredible they are. I would love to get out to the mountains and hike and camp more.

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Both my grandparents were Catholic pastors so growing up we did attend church. As I got older I realized I did not have any personal ties to any religion so I stopped going to church. This was a personal decision for me and I am glad I realized that it is okay for me to have family members who do attend church without me feeling guilty. This was a big part in discovering my identity.

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One cultural practice that my family does is on Christmas, we open all our presents on Christmas Eve. This means, growing up I never believed in Santa. This is done all over Denmark and my family there does it as well. We never had stockings on Christmas either until my step dad because that was a tradition for him. It's nice that we incorporated his traditions in with ours to create a new one for our family.

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My family speaks Danish/German and English. In my house we speak English but with my grandparents we speak Danish. My grandparents also speak some German because they lived there with my mom and her siblings for a while. I was also in French immersion from the first to 8th grade so speaking French is also a big part of my identity.

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I remember in the neighborhood I grew up in here in Calgary, it was very community orientated. There would be community "fun days" with bouncy castles and snacks and face painting. It was a nice way to grow up and helped me make a lot of friends. I am also a part of the community here at Mount Royal and I have made great friends so far even with the shifts between online and in person.

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I believe facts come from science and scientific evidence, however I also don't judge people for their beliefs on that and what information they chose to believe. I do think it is important to try to educate people about scientific evidence especially during the pandemic with the Covid vaccine. I am also extremely grateful for my education because I know even today there are still places where people, especially girls, do not have access to education.

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I believe to thrive in the world you need to have relationships with people around you, but you also need to be able to be alone with yourself. Relationships help us connect with people and learn new things from them. My friendships and relationships with people in my life are so important to me and they have helped shape me into who I am today. Even the people I am no longer friends with still impacted my life in some way.

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I truly believe everyone has a reason and a purpose to be here. Wether you know your purpose already or you don't, it is important to remember that your life does matter and you are valuable. I still do not know exactly what I want to do with my life or what my purpose is exactly but I am not in any rush to find out. I am exactly where I need to be right now and I know that things will work out the way I want them to. The future can be scary but I believe we will all find our place in the world eventually.

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I was always taught growing up that kindness and compassion are essential in life. I was also taught that if I wanted to receive kindness from someone I had to show it to them as well. These seem like basic principals to follow in life but it seems they are often forgotten. One little act of kindness can go a very long way in someones life.