Profile of Gela Suacillo, by Kath Abbot

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Gela Suacillo is a 20-year-old student from Ateneo de Manila University. She is currently in her 5th year, taking up AB Literature and is on her way to finish her studies in this summer semester. She lives in Fairview, Quezon, which is usually 30-minute drive away to school, but due to the construction of the MRT in that area, the travel time has extended to 1-2 hours. She chose Ateneo de Manila for her collegiate studies since it has been her dream school since she was very young, as she and her mother had often visited the ADHD Society situated on campus when she was a child (as she was diagnosed with ADHD early in her childhood). She had also wanted to enroll in the grade school there, but it wasn’t allowed due to it being an all-boys school at the time.

Upon her pursuit in a degree in Literature, this was borne out of her love for reading and, initially, her preparation for taking up Law after her studies. However, despite her interest for Law, she found that she did not have enough to fully commit herself to it and, thus, no longer plans to take it up after graduation. Her experience in her college years was mostly pleasant, though she found it to be weird in that many of her peers were exceptional in their academics compared to her. Often, she counts herself to be lucky in her school life due to being able to study in this school, staying for as long as she has, and also in her personal life due to the close relationship with her parents. 

Aside from school work, Gela also has a part-time job as a reporter for a K-pop site, being assigned to cover concerts of K-pop groups/bands such as Twice.

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