ChanalNualsumlee

3570CochranStreet
SimiValley,CA93063
(805)4443959chanalnualsumlee@gmail.com

January8,2016

SeniorProjectPanelCommittee
SeniorProject2016
SantaSusanaHighSchool
3570CochranStreet
SimiValley,CA93063

DearPanelMember:

MynameisChanalNualsumlee,aseniorattendingSantaSusanaHighSchool.
Throughoutmyhighschoolcareer,Ivebeenextremelyinvolvedoncampus,takingleadership
rolesinclubslikeMockTrial,SportsClub,CaliforniaScholarshipFederation,ModelUnited
Nations,FeministClub,andSpanishClub.Inaddition,Igreatlyenjoyvolunteering,asIhave
volunteeredfortheYMCA,SimiValleyPublicLibrary,VintageSimiHills(seniorhome),and
RanchoSimiRecreationParkandDistrict.Ivealsoworkedasatranslator,waitress,janitor,and
childrencaretaker.Iloveinteractingandcommunicatingwithpeople,whichiswhyIattemptto
reachoutandcontributetomycommunity.SinceIwasborninThailandandimmigratedto
AmericawhenIwas10yearsold,myThaicultureisabiginfluenceinmylife,andhas
encouragedmetoemploymylanguageskillsandevenexploreotherculturesandsocieties.

Myultimatereasonforpursuingacareerindiplomacyderivesfromworldexperiences
thatIvehad:beingfortunateenoughtosetfootinAmerica,Thailand,Cambodia,Vietnam,
Japan,China,andLaos.Mytravelshaveallowedmetocomparevariouscultures.Inevitably,I
wasexposedtopoverty,diseases,andhunger.Iwantedtomakeachangeandalleviatethese
issuesinanywaythatIcould,onbothalocalandgloballevel.Ivebeengiventhechanceto
obtainaqualityeducationtomakeapositiveimpact.Irecognizebeingadiplomatasacareer
thatextendsbeyondstudyingglobalpoliticsandinternationalrelations,butacareerwith
commitmenttoserveothers.Mygoalinlifeistomakeapositiveimpactontheworld,my
educationalandcareergoalsreflectsthisnotion.Idesiretoattendauniversitythatencouragesits
studentstakecoursesandtravelinordertoexpandtheirknowledge,notlimitingthemtolearnof
justoftheAmericansphere.

Thankyoufortakingthetimetolearnalittlebitaboutmeandreviewingmyportfolio.I
trulyhopeyouenjoyhearingaboutmyprojectasmuchasIdidmakingit.

Withwarmregards,
ChanalNualsumlee