Valeria is a junior at the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in English and Social Welfare. She has always loved writing, and aspires to be a published author one day, hoping to inspire others to love reading as much as she always has. As a writer she hopes that her words can be a voice for those who feel unheard. Some of her favorite hobbies include traveling around the world, reading romance books, baking, going on walks, journaling, taking pictures, thrifting, and writing stories and poems.