I am a STEM student passionate about conservation and learning how to apply what I learn and know to my future research opportunities later in my academic career. Besides delving into discussions on sustainability, I am currently focusing on environmental justice. I seek to advocate for the equity of access to clean energy, affordable housing, and transportation, among other benefits and protection from environmental risks for underrepresented populations. Subsequently, I hope to provide and unite communities in decision-making opportunities through environmental education. In the future, I hope to trailblaze efforts on research in aquatic and terrestrial sustainability. Throughout high school, I diversified my skill sets in STEM and utilized my strengths on our school's Science Olympiad team by participating and competing in events such as Ecology, Green Generation, Remote Sensing, and more. I'm incredibly proud to have won state medals and gain enough experience to have become the Team Captain. In my free time, I usually enjoy singing and listening to music or trying my hand at a complicated baking recipe to appease my sweet tooth. For fun, I love reading by the window while sipping warm tea on rainy days. When I used to be not as busy, I loved learning languages. Besides my native tongue and English, I know French and Japanese! Random fact: I have a strange, but strong interest in cheese. I am somewhat referred to as a cheese connoisseur.