On January 11, 1988, I was born in San Diego, CA.

Having a childhood on the outskirts of City Heights and an adolescence in Spring Valley, I continue my ...young adulthood?... in this wonderful city, as I finish my last year of undergraduate studies in Biochemistry/Cell Biology at UCSD. My siblings, Minh, Diem, Uyen, and brother-in-law, Binh, have all attended UCSD and had their share of the Newman Center. We have also had our share of Vietnamese-Catholicism, which isn't a sect or anything, but to understand my faith background is to understand the ways of the Vietnamese-Catholic. On top of that, being Vietnamese-American with an emphasis on American only further complicates matters. But long story short I was baptized, reconciled, communed and confirmed in the neat little church package and didn't have to worry about attending another Bible Class/Vietnamese Class/Eucharistic Youth Group Activity again. And so it went all the way into my freshman year, where church was meant for Sunday Mornings without a second thought.

I became a real member of The Newman Center my second year when I was at the peak of my faith-seeking, thanks to the InterVarsity Catholic Ministry. But like something out of an E! True Hollywood Story, I had a falling out with the community as I decided to marginalize church to one mass every Sunday again. But even in my condition, I was still called to be a Student Minister by the powers that be this year, a position which I would think should be for the most dedicated to the community. I discerned for a while, and decided that if anyone should be a Community Life student minister, it should be someone who's been to both ends of the spectrum in terms of community involvement and seen things from so many points of view. Someone who can relate to a lot of people in our community. We'll see how things go this year.

Beyond church, I am the Design Manager for Future Business Leaders of America. I am taking a minor in ICAM because I hate Biochem and I need a way out. I am very much a visual person, and it translates to how I interact with others. I like Do-ers. I don't like a lot of things, but it's more like I don't like the idea of a lot of things. I end up liking most things in the end. I always try to be real, because I've been victim to insincerity and I think everyone deserves a true connection from another person. I am always down to hang out and grab a meal... I can't guarantee an inspirational conversation, but I do like eating out.

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