Karina Garipova

Line number and name: Artemis Nova #5
Birthtown: Semey, Kazakhstan
Hometown: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Ethnicity: Tatar/Russian
Major: Nonprofit management
Minor: Japanese

Favorite Quote:  “The only thing that should be separated by color is laundry.”

What I’ve done:  I transferred from Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research to Indiana University in Fall ’06. I am Bolashak Scholarship recipient and SPEA Honors student.

What I’m doing: I am currently working on my B.S. in Nonprofit Management; I am a member of IU Rowing Crew. I enjoy dancing and from time to time dance for Asian American Association (Hula, Tahitian). I am a proud member of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority Inc.!
What I aspire to do: I really want to go to graduate school in either Japan or Russia and then work for NPO back at home in Kazakhstan.  I also want to travel all over the world.