
My name is Luara Dias. I'm from Brazil and I have grown up in a small city from Bahia, called Poções. I am 20 years old and I study International Relations at the Federal University of Uberlândia, I'm in my third year of graduation. Since I got into college, I had a great interest in migrations subject and in my personal life I've always have a special relationship with children. So, when I decided to start my academic research, I discovered that there was a niche that united these two areas of interest of mine, so I started to dedicate myself to research on migrant children.
Now, I'm in my last two years of graduation, however, my plans for the future remain largely the same as when I entered in the university. I want to be a professor. For this, in Brazil, specialization degrees such as master's and doctorate are required, so my plans and goals for the future include continuing my academic career. But beyond my professional goals, I hope to be able to impact, even if in a simple way, the lives of other people. I strongly believe in a phrase from a Brazilian educator named Paulo Freire who said "Education does not change the world. Education changes people. People change the world." Like Freire, I am aware that I cannot change the world, but I hope that my work, in the future, can give people the freedom to think they need to start changing the society we are in. So, I am excited about the STEMarts Ambassador program because it is a space that aims to share knowledge and perspectives, in addition to providing me with a very unique exchange experience with people from different realities.