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About Me


Hi! My name is Rylea Johnson and this is my blog. I am currently 20 years old and a 3rd year student at the University of Waterloo. I am studying International Development (hence my blog title) with a minor in Geography and Environmental Management.

I am originally from just outside St. Thomas, Ontario, a city only known for its ability to kill an elephant (brilliant I know).  It’s not a place I’d ever want to stay in, however it served me well growing up. In the future I hope to find myself in a large city where I can continue my growth in the International Development field. Doing what in this field? That’s still undetermined, hopefully over the course of the next year I will be able to find my calling within the International Development world.

I like to keep busy with a variety of activities both in school and out. I played clarinet in my highschool band and violin in my spare time (still do so today). I love to play sports when I have the opportunity but soccer is by far my favorite. I also spend a great deal of time volunteering when I can, partaking in school events and have previously been a member of my students association. Outside of the conventional hobbies, I enjoy playing video games with my brothers and friends, geocaching with my family and reading. I live for the summer - it is my favorite time of the year, with lots of swimming, road trips, camping and (my most recent hobby) going to the drag strip (drag racing not other kinds of drag).

I have strong beliefs and standards that I will always standby. However,  I am also an extremely compassionate person at the same time. I accept others as they are and would never want someone to change to "fit in".  I believe the Earth is a truly beautiful place and that humanity has the opportunity to be something great if only we can change our conventional outlooks. There is a lot to know about me, not all of it listed here of course, but over the course of reading my blog you will get to know me.

“Great spirits have always encountered violent oppression from mediocre minds” – Albert Einstein 

 
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