I was born in South Florida but my family is Colombian; actually out of the 20 members in my family, I was the first born in the United States. When I mean 20 family members, those are just the ones on my mom's side who all live in the U.S. My dad's side of the family is MUCH bigger and they all live in Colombia (around 9 aunts and uncles, and over 30 cousins). So yeah, my family is the most important aspect of my life. Though I am an only child, I have my cousins who I grew up with and they are basically my siblings.
I am currently a Junior here at UF and am majoring in Marketing. I was actually supposed to graduate with my bachelors my sophomore year but I switched majors. I used to be an Animal Sciences major on track for Vet school. Weird right?! Well I got involved with marketing slowly and overtime I realized something really important: I HATE CHEMISTRY WITH A PASSION. As I transitioned into the business school I realized that I felt like I had found the area I enjoy the most. I think my favorite aspect of marketing is consumer behavior. I am currently preparing to apply for the Masters of International Business for their combined program.
I think the most important thing you will realize about me is my never-ending love for travel (if my blog's title didn't already give it away haha). I first started traveling when I was around 9 or 10 years old and I have never stopped. To list the countries I can count off the top of my head: Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Italy, England, France, Aruba, South Korea, Philippines, South Africa, Namibia...etc. There are several more in addition to those. I think what I love about traveling is meeting new people and experiencing different cultures. I always believe that that there is something we can learn from other cultures and that we can apply to our own lives. Thanks to my travels I have made several friends all over the world and have been able to learn new things. The one thing I love doing is "going local"; you will never find me following tour guides or in fancy hotels. I am usually the lone wolf who goes to hang out with locals and find the secret spots tourists don't get the fun of finding. I want to be able to have an authentic experience while abroad. My favorite trips have been South Korea and Namibia. Namibia was a month-long volunteer experience at a wildlife reserve in the desert. It was the first international trip I had done by myself at 18 years old, which I considered I milestone haha. South Korea was even more meaningful because it was a study abroad experience. I have always loved Korea and the culture, so it was a plus being able to live there for 4.5 months by myself. That experience made my love for global business even bigger.
As for what I want to do in the future, I am not entirely sure yet. I know I want to work in an international setting just not sure what specifically. My dad and I are roughly sketching out to start and import/export business with some contacts we have in Colombia, but it is not concrete yet. I am taking all the opportunities I am given and testing out the waters. I feel the more I experience different things, the easier it will be for me to narrow down my real interests.
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