Milah Rowan (She/Her)

GET TO KNOW MILAH.

- One thing people might not know about you?

One thing that a lot of people don’t know about me is that one of my favourite activities

is mountain biking. I learned how to ride a bike when I was four, and my dad started to

take me mountain biking when I was eight. As well as it being a great sport, and form of

exercise, it is also my favorite way to spend time with my dad. After years of listening to

me cry about riding up the hills, I am finally faster than him. I love how it feels to be out

in the forest, and not having to think or worry about anything else.

- What is your Favorite film or book?

I have always loved books, and reading is one of my favorite pastimes. My favourite

book is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It is about a young girl whose foster parents

hide a Jewish man in their basement during world war two. It is the most beautifully

written book I have ever read, with an ending that made me cry. It is also one of the

only books that I have read more than once, and still felt the same as the first time.

- What was your favorite trip you’ve taken?

When I was twelve my family took a vacation to Italy and we spent two weeks of the trip

in Rome. I don’t have that much traveling experience to compare it to, but Rome was

the most fascinating city I have ever been in. I loved absolutely everything, from the

beautiful art and sculptures in the Vatican City, to all the little alleyways in the streets of

Rome. I wanted to spend the rest of my life walking around the city, and eating gelato

twice a day. Although I love traveling and want to travel to other parts of the world, I

would be so tempted to just return to Italy.

- What is one thing you have always wanted to learn or know how to do?

Something that I have always wanted to do is to learn how to scuba-dive. Growing up in

British Columbia, I have always loved the ocean. I love how peaceful swimming in the

ocean feels and how incredible it is underneath the surface. I have spent many hours

during past summers with my friends and cousins snorkeling at the beach. I am very

interested in marine biology and have always thought going on a scuba-dive would be

fascinating.

- What is your biggest motivation?

I think that having goals and taking the time to reach them is so important in life. I am

motivated by knowing my own potential and abilities in school and sports. I know how

much I am capable of achieving by working hard and accepting challenges. My parents

also motivate me to push myself and to take all the opportunities that I’m given.

Whenever I am unsure about something, they are there to remind me of the benefits. I

am also motivated to do something that matters, or makes a difference. I want to go to

university and go into the medical field, because it's a career that would give me that

opportunity.