My name is Serena Brewer. I am a fourth year Architecture student with a minor in Society and Environmental Issues. I am from Oak Park, IL a suburb on the west border of Chicago. This trip will be my third study abroad. My senior year of high school I went to northern France and Paris and maymester of my sophomore year I went on the European Study Abroad with Jackie Gargus to Austria, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and the Czech Republic. I love to travel and see new built as well as natural environments. I had the opportunity to go to Barcelona, Spain with my studio this semester, but ultimately chose Santiago because I felt it would be a “once in a lifetime” experience. I am also the co-president of NOMAS here at Ohio State and have participated in Servitecture, AIAS, and FOCUUS (fellowship of campus Unitarian Universalists).  I am Unitarian Universalist and attended Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple in Oak Park. I have two older sisters, one lives in North Carolina and the other in St.Louis. I swam competitively in high school and was also on the Synchronized Swimming team. I look forward to traveling to Santiago for the many great things I have heard, but I also look forward to improving my sketching skills and meeting all of you guys!