Category — Jen

Jen is in her second year at Vanier and has just transferred into Social Sciences. A shy person, Jen is also a person of conscience and determination, setting goals and working hard to accomplish them. Her interests are many and varied. She is a professional cook and works to support her education working part-time in a restaurant. She is a passionate student with a penchant for volunteerism. Much of her time is spent with activities for the Social Justice groups or privately raising money for Cancer awareness and research. She is an avid reader with broad interests in fiction and non-fiction, a sports enthusiast, and a keen curiosity about the world around her—its past and present. Jen’s credo is that life has given her gifts and she should repay her fortune with her time and involvement in causes and projects.

As a mature student, Jen is extremely aware of the importance of education and the tragic circumstances that it is not an inevitability for everyone. As a volunteer with International Education and more specifically the Education for All trip to Malawi, Jen hopes to raise an awareness not just at Vanier but also among students in other CEGEPs and the many universities Montreal is privileged to have. From the experience, Jen is hoping to broaden her understanding of Africa, of education, of people, and of being involved, as John Donne says, in all mankind. She believes the team will gain strength from each other and will work together to set and achieve realistic goals with enthusiasm and an open-heart. Jen also believes that his project is vital to her future career path as she feels “that this is what I see myself doing in life. It is a big part of who I am and this opportunity cannot be missed.”

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http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/international-education/projects/vefa/malawi/jenn/index.html