When I was 8 years old, I had the surreal opportunity to witness and learn about the blueprints and floor plans that my mother, an architect, had been working on. Ever since, I had been developing a deep appreciation for not only the exterior beauty of buildings, but also the internal framework of them. While traveling across Europe and the United States over the past 15 years, I absorbed the different facets of buildings from across all times and places, including the remnants of ruined houses and communities, the devastating consequences of war in my own country. Having seen the stark contrast between the high-rises and the leftover rubble, I came to realize how the conditions of the buildings reflect the welfare of the society, and this realization piqued my initial interest in real estate. Fast forward 15 years, I graduated from University of California, San Diego with a degree in economics and a heart full of dreams of starting my professional real estate career in New York City. After a few months of fruitless job searching, I realized my degree in economics was a theoretic exercise having little to do with the realities of real estate. I began to doubt the degree I worked tirelessly to obtain at one of the world’s top Economics Programs. The …show more content…
Not only did I have to know our entire portfolio and their associated neighborhoods like the back of my head, but also to provide the best customer experience by anticipating their needs and to exceed their expectations at every point of interaction. From fulfilling the high demands of my job, I realized that I am indebted to UCSD; it was there that I learned how to learn quickly with unyielding determination. Now, I am able to focus on my innate passion, to absorb both concrete and abstract information, to analyze and synthesize what I absorb, and to contribute the knowledge I have gathered to my supportive team of managers, mentors, and colleagues at