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Name: Sophia
Three words to describe yourself: slow, simple, critical
Sophia is from Columbus, Georgia but was born in Panama City, Panama because her dad was in the military. She also spent some time living in Ft. Hood, Texas. In Columbus, Sophia's parents owned a soul food restaurant but none of her siblings wanted to upkeep the restaurant, so they retired. Sophia is also a twin and she said they made a language with each other growing up. "She's my best friend . . . but it's a blessing being away from her for college," Sophia says. Sophia is studying International Affairs at UGA and she got interested in the subject because after her dad retired from the restaurant business, he started to do a lot of world traveling, especially to Africa with friends. He donated money to help build an orphanage in South Africa. For a career, Sophia wanted to work for the Department of State but now she is thinking of taking more of the political economy route. Her "alternative goal" is to help her friends become successful as she says, "so I can effectively bum off of them for the rest of my life because I supported them in college. I tell my friends this. They understand." Sophia's ultimate goal in life is to help as many people as possible. She has traveled to Mexico and wants to go to Africa, and she says, "I want to see the impact my family has made and experience the history and culture." In her free time, Sophia loves reading autobiographies of political leaders or influential actors who have made an impact on the world, such as Nelson Mandela. She comments, "To have somebody put in captivity most of his life and come out happy is above what most of us would do." When Sophia was 13, she begged her mom to use the car and her mom said that she could drive it. She started to back out of the driveway and accidentally hit the mailbox, making the car light fall off. I asked Sophia if her parents were mad at her and she said, "Not as much as I thought they would be!"