Self-Introduction
Hi everyone! My name is Samantha Leung. I was born and raised in San Francisco, California. I come from a family of five, me being the middle child. Fun fact, I have a twin brother who is four minutes younger than me. I also have an older sister who people would mistake as my twin sibling. (When I tell people that I had a twin, they usually just assume that my sister and I are twins since fraternal twins are less common.) Growing up in San Francisco, I was quite sheltered and honestly did not have many unique experiences. I grew up as a 'white-washed' Chinese American barely able to speak Cantonese or Mandarin, but I always had a fond interest in my heritage and my family's traditions. My interest in my own culture led me to be curious about other cultures which ultimately brought me all the way to South Korea. I am class of 19.5 double majoring in CDM and IID. I have taken many courses from CDM throughout my three years at UIC so far and am very excited to take classes in...