# @ualbertastudents on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGi2gw3uGbX
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/26925379-ualbertastudents-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/b768b66b6d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-02-26T17:33:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** University of Alberta (@ualbertastudents) — https://gondola.cc/ualbertastudents

## Caption

“My time at the U of A has taught me that life and learning are not linear. When I started university as an eighteen-year-old recently diagnosed with ADHD, my confidence was nonexistent and I feared I would never be capable of my true passion: studying the environment. It wasn’t until I attended the U of A’s school in Cortona, Italy, that I learned how rewarding it can be to take a risk. My experience studying abroad led me to continue my travels to the Island of Elba in the Tyrrhenian Sea, where I fell in love with scuba diving and decided to transfer into a program where I could study the world I love to explore. Finally, I feel I am exactly where I am meant to be. I will have to take an extra year of school to complete the requirements for my new program, but I am happy to do so and I am so grateful for every experience that brought me to this position.” 

Quinn is a third-year Environmental Studies student from Leduc, AB. She is Chapter President of Alpha Gamma Delta and a lifeguard and swim instructor. Quinn is passionate about marine studies and aspires to complete a Masters in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation. #UAlberta

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- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 1,310
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- **Comments:** 43

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| University of Alberta | @ualbertastudents | https://gondola.cc/ualbertastudents | University |
| Alex Pugliese | @aperspectiveyeg | https://gondola.cc/aperspectiveyeg | Photographer |

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