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Pitzer ProfilesGina Conway '10| San Leandro, CA
At the end of her sophomore year, one of her activities involved a trip to Cuenavaca, Mexico, with her mother, where she stayed with a Spanish speaking family and attended an intensive language school. “The trip opened my eyes to a different way of living and exposed me to the severe poverty in Mexico. Seeing the reality of the situation reinforced my desire to help the poor,” she says. That same year Gina also went to Costa Rica with her biology class to work hands-on with endangered leatherback turtles as well as in the rainforest working on reforestation. Beginning three years ago, Gina made a difference by offering kitten foster care. She took care of up to four kittens in her house until they reached two pounds. When they did, she put them up for adoption. Gina also took rigorous AP courses in high school, wrote as a teen columnist for the Daily Review in San Leandro, and won the city’s volunteer service award. Gina loves college life at Pitzer. She plays intramural tennis, and is a part of the Pitzer Animal Welfare Society, On the Loose and Pitzer Outdoor Adventures. She explains, “I love how there are so many trips, activities and events going on here. I never feel like I don’t have something to do and I love how there are four other colleges nearby.” —Jaime Swarthout ’09
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