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I would love to say that I am diversity, and that I make up a variation of ethnic culture in my inherited past, but I can't. What I can say is that I currently participate in international, local and state focused service projects that have exposed me to many culturally ethnically diverse experiences. I have worked with Mennonite communities in Belize. I have built playgrounds and parking structures in barrios in Southern California, and I have eaten lunch with the residents and spoken with the people. The connecting piece in all of these experiences is that people just want to be heard, respected and loved. Each one of the many service projects have brought with it a change in lens and understanding of people. As this would pertain to

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