Lilia Bickson

My name is Lilia and I am part of the class of 2025 majoring in Environmental Studies and Chinese Language & Culture. I grew up in both Hawai’i and Arizona, and during my time as a Paulson Initiative/Botanic Gardens intern I’m very interested in practicing Hawaiian principles of stewardship and kuleana (responsibility) while on Wellesley’s campus. In my free time I enjoy spending time in the sun and swimming at Lake Waban. I hope to learn from and engage with Indigenous ways of knowing from this area of the country and put to use the knowledge I develop this coming fall as a Paulson International Study Fellow in Taiwan.