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Embracing Opportunities Sophomore Julia Abreu Siufi finds challenge, contentment at BLC
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BY AMBER MURRY • CLASS OF 2021
Bethany Sophomore Julia Abreu Suifi.
For Julia Abreu Siufi, "busyness" is a lifestyle, and she doesn't want it any other way. Despite being a sophomore at Bethany, Siufi is on track to graduate in May 2022 as a double major in legal studies and history. Whether her goal is academic or just for fun, Siufi commits everything she has towards achieving it. "I don't do something if I'm not going to do it well. That's the number one rule for my life," said Siufi. She backs up her statement with a list of on-campus activities in areas such as Student Senate, Law Club, and the Mock Trial team as well as a job as a teaching assistant for two professors. In March 2021, she was also elected as the Student Body President for the upcoming 2021-22 school year. Siufi has also put her leadership skills to work as president of the Law Club and Captain of the Mock Trial team. These two activities in particular played a major role in her decision to come to Bethany in the first place. 26
Hailing from Campo Grande, a large city in South-central Brazil, Siufi is a member of Bethany's ever-growing population of international students. After learning about international study programs through her sister's experiences, Siufi's first introduction to Bethany was simply seeing its name as part of a list of possible schools. Because she already knew she wanted to go to law school someday, Siufi was quickly introduced to the benefits and possibilities of Bethany's legal studies major through International Student Recruiter Nick Cook and Sara Edwards, a professional lawyer and Bethany professor. "Two things made me come to Bethany. One was Professor Sara Edwards. She came to me and she was very open, very honest, and she told me about the strengths of the program. I just fell in love," said Siufi. The other reason she chose Bethany was based on the level of communication that the admissions and study abroad offices displayed.
