Title: My Escape to the Far East (individual presentation) Presenters: Alia A. Radman ’10, Undeclared Advisor: Sylvia S. Hiestand, Slater International Center This presentation will focus on the journey of self-discovery. I was on the verge of leaving Wellesley, only to fi nd out that it was the perfect place for me. However, in order to come to this realization I had to escape to the Far East. I took a two-year leave of absence and found myself living in the motorbike-infested streets of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. After several months, I owned my own moped, wore ai-dais (traditional clothes), and ate pho religiously. I taught English and circus acts to children of diplomats and orphans alike. After a year of work, and play, I traveled through Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries exploring cities such as Bagan, Hanoi, Ko Tai, Kuala Lumpur, Palau Penang, Phnom Penh, Siem Riep, and Yangon, among others. When I was staying with the H’mong tribes in the Sapa region of Vietnam, I was inspired to return to Wellesley to become a documentarist. This session will present some of the adventures that I experienced in this region of the world, which helped me to discover a new dimension of my identity.	"When I was a first year I sat in on a friend's Tanner presentation and I left it thinking, 'What a legend!" Eventually, I did a presentation, myself. This whole experience made we realize how great it is to have opportunities, like Tanner, for us to share and expose our passions with the community, Wellesley faculty, and Wellesley sisters. More impotantl, it serves as a reminder that we share this campus with some truly remarkable women!" - Alia A. Radman ’10