Xiaohongshu
Election post
- The CAS and housing delays that many incoming international students faced last year are unacceptable — I myself was denied housing 3 days before arriving in the UK! I will use Student Union social media to provide incoming students with a second formal source of information, and to facilitate complaints to administration more efficiently.
- More broadly, we must acknowledge that our social norms remain shaped by Eurocentric beliefs. I will collaborate with nationality societies on a process framework for resolving bias issues with departments, and deepening representation in cultural activities.
- I speak English, Chinese, and French, and am learning all the UN official languages! Teach me a word in yours :)
- I have lived in 3 countries and have visited 40
- I study Philosophy, Politics and Economics — I know what ought to be done and how to do it
- I was Student Council Grade Representative
- I am a peace and conflict scholar, and have worked in reconstruction efforts in Timor-Leste
- I helped build software to coordinate climate funding for at-risk communities — speak to me about how yours is affected by climate change, and how we can help
- I led a social enterprise, theatre production, and orchestra
To all international students: the UK is a beautiful place to be because you have the power to make it yours. You have made it here with the odds stacked against you. Cherish this moment.
Our job is to make sure you have full access to the opportunities this country provides. This starts with listening; experience has taught me that as much as I try to know, I will not know everything! Come talk to me over a coffee — I want to hear your story and work on a solution together.
I cannot predict the future, but I know that what happens 200 years down the line starts with what we change in this next year. Global events this next year will make life challenging for many members of our community, but we have the power to collectively commit harder to tolerance, dialogue, and cultural engagement, and emerge as not only an international, but a global student force.