In 2015, I had the privilege to travel to Fiji as a volunteer to help build schools and teach English and Math to underprivileged children in the Nasivikoso village. This was an eye-opening trip for me as a 17-year-old kid from Hong Kong. Though my family started from humble beginnings, my parents’ hard work provided a privileged life for me, emphasizing education and mentorship. I realized that not all children in the world have these same privileges. Through me seeing what life was like outside my own walls, and further introspection into my upbringing, I decided to forge a career path for myself that focused on increasing the accessibility of education and career-related information so that parents and children can co-explore academic and professional career options that best serve them.
