Interview with Kim Kim

Q. What year will you be this fall at Grace and what is your major? I will be a Senior graduating in December. My majors are International Business, Marketing, and Business Admin.

Q. What are you spending your time doing this summer?
The most exciting thing will be going to a Congress meeting in August to raise awareness for human trafficking for the International Justice Missions! PLease pray that I and the few others attending will speak powerfully and move the people in authority to act on bringing justice. Other than that, I'm mostly spending summer how it should be spent: lazily enjoying the sunshine. Then, occasionally, I'll pick up the GRE study book, browse future career options, volunteer at various non-profits because I cant seem to find a job here in over-populated Los Angeles... I've been bonding with my little brother a lot, taking some summer classes, and getting back into dancing! I mean, interpretive movement. ;)

Q. What do you do for leisure?
I hike a lot, and love the thrill of exploring new trails. I love going to the beach and body surfing, aka wiping out. I've also been writing songs and poems and pretending I can play the guitar.

Q. Are you currently reading any books? If so, what?
Yes! I'm down to number 5 on my list! Woohoo! I'm reading Banker to the Poor by Mohammed Yunus, which is his first book, and I'll move onto his second one, Creating a World WIthout Poverty, hopefully, today. He is the Nobel Prize WInner who started micro-crediting, which is lending money to the poor so that they can oversee all aspects of their own business that they start without having to deal with corrupted money-lenders who hoard the profit. He invented it by going directly to the very poor, talking with them, studying how they lived, and what caused them to stay poor. I highly recommend reading it!

Q. What single bit of counsel has made the most significant difference in your life?
I was talking to the Professor of the C.S. Lewis class, and I said something like, "I'm a business major. I don't know why I'm taking this class. I guess I like C.S. Lewis" He replied with something along the lines of, "I know why you're here. You're an explorer, and a pretty passionate one too." Later, a pastor talked about the difference between a traveller and an explorer. A traveller sees all the main attractions and gets on with the next big thing, but an explorer looks for the hidden treasures and wonders at the nooks and crannies that most people just pass by. I always thought I just lacked direction and focus, but God, through some great people, has taught me that there's treasure everywhere in life and in people, and it's really ok to take the time to explore, take risks, and experience everything fully.