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Meet the ECHabitat Team: Sara Rodrigues

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Emmanuel chapter.

Meet ECHabitat for Humanity team member Sara Rodrigues!

Class Year: 2017

Major: Elementary Education

Her Campus at Emmanuel: What made you choose to join EC Habitat?

Sara Rodrigues: I wanted to try a different type of service with building homes for people.

HCE: What are you most looking forward to on the spring break trip?

SR: I am most looking forward to making connections with people who I may not know so well!

HCE: What does it mean to you to know that you are making a difference in someone’s life?

SR: It means more than I can put into words to be helping someone else and giving them a helping hand.

HCE: What is your favorite thing to do (or what you hope to do) on the build?

SR: I hope to try something new when it comes to actually building for the home, like maybe painting!

HCE: Favorite memory with EC Habitat?

SR: I hope to make many memories with the EC Habitat Team this year.

HCE: What is a mantra or quote that you live by?

SR: “Happiness is a journey, not a destination.”

Freshman studying Economics at Emmanuel College. General member of Her Campus Emmanuel, Emmanuel College Programming Board and H.U.E.L.L.A.S. Pizza addict. Dog lover. Dreaming of becoming a successful businesswoman and traveling the world.
Sammy is a senior at Emmanuel College, majoring in English: Communications & Media Studies with a minor in Music-Theater. She discovered Her Campus through College Fashion Week: Boston, and has since re-launched Emmanuel's chapter and become a National Intern. On campus, Sammy gives weekly tours as an Admissions Ambassador, is a member of the Honors Program and stars in an as many theatrical productions as possible. She was also an Orientation Leader for the Class of 2019. Outside of school, she works as a sales associate at Charlotte Russe and manages a personal style blog called Backyard Beauty. An obsessive organizer, social media addict and fashion maven, Sammy dreams of living a lavish life as a magazine contributor in New York City after graduation. Follow her on Twitter @sammysays19 and Instagram @backyardbeautyxo or visit backyardbeautyxo.tumblr.com/.