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Sil Jacobus Alexander Kiewiet de Jonge

Class Year '23

Born and raised in the Netherlands to a British Mum and Dutch Dad with a brother and a sister. I was fortunate and lucky enough to attend my last two years of high school at Li Po Chun United World College in Hong Kong. I met amazing people, had my best experiences, had my worst experiences, got inspired, and now I’m here pursuing to become the best version of myself. I love surfing, diving, swimming, skating, waves, sharks, animals.

Getting here:

Luck

Classes

Marine Biology, Climate Justice, Writing Seminar, GIS, Polar Ecology and Exploration, Intro to Statistics and Research Design, to be continued…

Favorite class:

Marine Biology!!

Activities, traditions, celebrations:

The Happy Campers AKA the Traditional Skills group from the Outing Club. Attempting to be a reasonably slightly active member of CCS and [Earth]. Football. Swimming with my inflatable flamingo. Ice skating

Passions & motivations:

The Ocean, Fisheries, People, Animals, Food, Climate, PEACE!!

Adventures yet to come:

Sailing the world, Becoming a better trumpet player, Eating healthily, Sending more letters, Climbing a “real” mountain, Seeing more Sharks, Learning from people, Helping some people, Helping myself, Becoming myself

Best meal on campus:

Garlic bread, duh

Ephemera:

THE OCEAN!

Hometown:

Monnickendam, The Netherlands

A Video I Like Right this Minute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOiWPK9ufF0