My name is Alexandria Leon. I attend the Packer Collegiate Institute where I’m currently in the 11th grade. At school, I enjoy playing tennis and I’ve been doing so outside of school for about 5 years. As a result of my hard work and dedication, I am now number one on my high school team. A resident of Park Slope, Brooklyn, I am most interested in Math and History. Math and History both interest me because they help me think deeply and exercise my problem solving skills. My other interests include playing music and photography. I can play 4 instruments: piano, guitar, drums, and ukulele. I really love photography, especially portrait photography as I find it helps me connect with people on a different and more intimate level.
These days, I’m learning to speak French because I think it will bring me closer to my family since, though I can understand it, I can’t speak Creole. Working with Haiti Cultural Exchange is an important opportunity for me to get closer to family and to Haitian culture. Although both of my parents are Haitian and I’ve been surrounded by Haitian people my whole life, I don’t know nearly as much about Haitian culture or Haitian-American culture as I would like to. I’m really interested in learning about the Haitian community in the city and their work. I believe this would be a great way to learn more. I also want to work on public speaking, because it’s a very important skill that I want to develop. Working within Brooklyn community, through Haiti Cultural Exchange would help me become more comfortable doing this.
I believe that the work I will do at Haiti Cultural Exchange will help teach me more about taking on responsibility, building important communication skills, and most importantly, the Haitian community in Brooklyn.
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