\u201cI grew up in a family of lawyers, so when it came to deciding what I wanted to do in life, my instinct was letting me just become a lawyer. At the back of my head I was always like \u201cI will do law right now because maybe that\u2019s the best option for me but after I\u2019m done with it, I\u2019m definitely going to do a master\u2019s in psychology\u201d. When I started studying for the law entrance exam I was just really bad at it. My dad sits me down and is like \u201cdo you really want to do this?\u201d I think this is one of the most dramatic moments in my life, my dad doesn\u2019t even talk that much! I was like, to be honest, I\u2019m doing it because I didn\u2019t know what else to do. I was not exposed that much to decide between different career options. Growing up I only saw lawyers, law, and politics.<\/p>\n
My best friend was applying abroad everywhere. I was a lost kid, I was like \u201cnope I\u2019m not leaving the country\u201d. She was applying to the UK, Canada, and the States. So I was like okay let me start looking up these courses. The only school I applied to in Canada was UBC. Honest confession, I applied because I loved the name! Since then, I was like this is one of the best impromptu decisions I\u2019ve made in my life. I had never been to Canada before, let alone North America. This excitement really takes over you and you don\u2019t really think about what it’s going to be like. I never thought about how hard it would be, will I be able to make friends, what life is like. I wasn\u2019t even sure how cold it would get! Experiencing all that firsthand by myself has taught me so much about myself and I wouldn\u2019t trade it for anything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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