Adaeze Nnenna Eze

SFS ’17
Age: 18
Hometown: Bronx, N.Y.
Major: Undeclared

What do you hope to get out of Georgetown?
I think the most basic answer would be a good education. But also, the thing that stood out to me most about Georgetown was its location; it’s near a bunch of prominent political places. And then also the spirit behind Georgetown of growing the entire person, so I hope to find my inner self here.

What do you want to do with your Georgetown experience once you leave?
Well I guess the plan right now is to enter the Foreign Service, but I’m hoping the values I learn here can help me positively impact the world somehow. I haven’t really figured out where yet, but somewhere in the foreign relations field.

What kind of things do you do at Georgetown outside of class?
I’m basically the stereotypical SFS kid. I’m in College Dems. I write for their blog, but I’ve kind of fell off of that second semester. I’m in the International Relations Club, so I have staffed a couple of their conferences. I’m also in GAAP and the foreign service sorority.

Would you say home is in New York or at Georgetown?
Can I say both? The weird thing is that when I came to Georgetown I was sure home would always be New York, but I don’t know, people here are really cool. It’s almost like a whole community family here, so I’d say both.

Have you ever consciously changed anything about your personality?
I’m consciously trying to put on a positive face even when there are problems, but I feel like most people do that. I think that’s pretty common.

If you could lead a protest on any one thing, what would it be?
I did an Alternative Spring Break and we learned about justice in workers’ rights, and I didn’t realize how many issues there were regarding employment and proper workplace rights in terms of receiving a livable wage, especially for restaurant workers. They earn like two dollars an hour, and that’s insane to think about, so right now that would be the topic of protest.

What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done?
I guess it would be letting things be. When someone does injustice to you and you have to accept it and move on, I think that’s one of the hardest things to do for anyone.

What’s your favorite class you’ve taken at Georgetown so far?
It’s between two. I love Arabic because the teacher is pretty cool, and I’m currently on “Problem of God” with [professor Lauve] Steenhuisen and her class is phenomenal. It’s a lot of writing and inner reflection, but it’s a great class.

What’s the most important thing you’ve learned at Georgetown so far?
How to grow my spiritual self.

And what is something Georgetown could be doing better?
Teaching us to learn about the city outside of the Georgetown bubble.

Interview by Ben Germano