WHO YOU ARE MATTERS

Hi everyone!

My name is Lauryn Tham and I was born just outside of Chicago, Illinois. My childhood resembled a traditional Chinese-American upbringing, filled with wonderful memories alongside my parents and little sister. In my deepest memories, I remember hot summers and snowy winters, notorious for the unpredictable Midwest weather. In 2015, we made a big move across the country to the sunny Torrance, California -- where I attended high school and community college. Later on, I decided to transfer to USC, with my little sister, where I would complete my Bachelor's and Master’s degrees. I believe that my origins tie fittingly with where I intend to go in life: as many places as possible. Career-wise, I intend to work as a healthcare consultant or in the finance department for a Pharma company for a couple of years to gain corporate experience. Depending on where my evolving interests take me -- I may apply for dental school because I have always had a passion for healthcare. Along the way, I hope to travel all over the world to see as much as I can and meet people from all walks of life. I plan on entering the corporate side of healthcare by networking with as many companies as possible and performing well in my internships. Later in life, if I were to pursue dental school -- I would apply during the summer cycle and utilize my diverse background of experiences in healthcare as my assets. My non-traditional degrees in healthcare and finance can be attributed to my parents' careers. Like my mother, an ICU nurse, I found many interests in health and science, and, on the other hand, like my father, a business operations director, I have a knack for business. Concerning personality, I am a 50/50 split between my parents. Similar to my mother, I am extremely family-oriented, in tune with my emotions, caring, hard-headed, energetic, and understanding. However, like my father, I am friendly, tough-skinned, diplomatic, bored easily, over-confident, and funny. Unlike my parents, I was born in the United States so there are several cultural differences that we have stumbled upon -- like moral values, political views, and life goals. As I have grown older I have developed new expectations for myself the more I realize my potential but I must admit that I have many deeply rooted expectations that stem from my parents. Aside from my family, a role model in my life who lived with great passion and personal responsibility would be Mother Teresa. I believe that a wild animal I feel a special connection with would be a dolphin. Aside from being my favorite animal, I share qualities such as needing to be around family (pods), curious, sociable, playful, and hopefully intelligent as well. A significant encounter I had with a plant in my childhood was when I sat down with my dog to take a nap on the grass in the park and saw my first four-leaf clover – which I still have to this day. 

Sun Sign: Libra

Moon Sign: Aquarius

Rising Sign: Gemini