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COVER STORY
Richie Anne

SOLIVEN

BY EDITH Y. PENDLETON

ichie Anne Soliven - Rich with Aspirations Pediatrician, she is open to other options, positions
to Reach the Stars Richie Anne Soliven was in the feld and landing a job where her goals and
born July 3, 1999 in Baldwin, California passions align.
Rto Lalaine and Richard Soliven. She has To attain to her life mission and call something
a brother named AJ. She describes herself as very “mine” is the crux of her aspirations. Tat she
girlish as a child, her favorite plush toy was Hello devoted time and efort into it so it is something she
Kitty. She played the piano and the fute among other can be proud of, and be able to ‘put her name’ on it,
things. As with most Filipinos, she enjoys family whatever it may be.
gatherings and loves going to Above all, she wants to make her parents proud,
school. to make them rest easy that she will care for them as
At school, she makes new friends and learns new they have greatly cared for her.
things and has been an important aspect of her life Moreover, she wants something that is self-
and shaped what she is today. A “fan” of the sciences, rewarding and devoted to caring for others especially
this made her a critical thinker to the world. She the ones who are not able to care for themselves in
learned both values and beliefs through educational society. One of her life goals is to be able to make a
experiences from elementary, to middle and high positive diference in someone else’s life.
school. She is still learning lessons through her And what are on this aspiring young lady’s bucket
college years. Growing up with problems like most all list”
of us, she encountered them as they became harder. n To travel the world with her loved ones to include
Given more responsibilities whether it be with house visiting all US states;
chores, dropping of and picking up her brother from n Attend music festivals and concerts around the
school among others. world;
Even college became more difcult at times. It was n Own a home;
a new environment and new experiences. But college n Be fnancially stable;
is very much fun and quite what she anticipated. She n Go clif diving in Hawaii
can’t wait for more to come! What caps this list is to “Live with no regrets”
Currently attending UC Irvine, studying Biology What a rich life indeed, full of promise and
she aspires to attend medical or graduate school. aspirations. Tat is what our cover girl is into, a
She hopes to someday make a name for herself richer life with no regrets.
in the medical feld. Pushing towards becoming a

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