Introductory information.

Hello there, for anyone that's reading this blog I would like to apologize in advance how personal my first entry is going to be. I do promise that the entries after this will be politically stimulating (or at least, I'm going to try to make them politically stimulating ...)

My name is Lisa Nguyen, and I am a second year student at Acadia University. I'm going into my first year of my political science degree and previously I was doing a double major in Philosophy and Psychology. I do however hope to pair up political science with business if that's at all possible - hopefully in a double major but a minor will also suffice. I was born and raised in the GTA (Greater-Toronto-Area) until the age of six when my parents decided to uproot us to Nova Scotia. Since then I've been living in and around the Halifax area. I personally think that Halifax is a bit too small but it isn't a match for Wolfville.

Coming to Acadia I already had a generalization of the community and a feel for the university. I've been to Acadia on various occasions during my high school career for leadership conference. I have been part of the Nova Scotia Secondary School Students' Association (or the NSSSA) for many years and that has allowed me various opportunities to build on the skills I already have as an individual. For this beautiful organization I've done two crucial roles - Public Relations and WENDY. PR is self-explanatory but to grasp the concept of a WENDY is quite difficult. I would not suggest asking me what it means because to be frank - I don't know what it means, Anyone who has held the position doesn't know what it means. Only the people who founded the NSSSA will ever know. The NSSSA was only one part of my life that has helped shaped me into who I am today. I've always been heavily involved in the community and I couldn't imagine my life without it. From doing positions like Vice President of Information and Technology, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Stage managing musicals and plays, working four jobs at once, being captain of sports teams - I've had my fair share of leadership, planning and executing events; I loved every part of it. That's why I'm so excited about the project part of this course. I get to implement what I've done in the last few years into a classroom.

Aside from that, I heavily involved with SIFE Acadia as the Vice President of Project Development, I'm one of the student campus tour guides, I play on the Acadia Ultimate Frisbee team, along with intramural frisbee, and I keep getting more and more involved as the days go on. I love extreme sports (skypdiving is my favorite as of right now and I'm going to work towards getting my license to skydive), tattoos (it's a horrible addiction), music, travelling, volunteering, photography, and the list goes on forever.

This is me in a nutshell (almost), and to whomever is reading this - it's a small glimpse into my busy, hectic life. Over the next few days I'm going to post my response to the movie and my trip to Keji.

Cheers!