Huong Le is finishing up her degree at the University of Texas at Austin before starting her career in October. She's a multi-tasker with a Type A personality who thrives on a sense of competition. At this point in her life, what really counts for her are maintaining relationships with those most important in her life and obtaining financial stability through whatever means possible. As such, she has accepted a job at a public accounting firm as her post-graduate career although she eventually plans on being a teacher. Another aspiration of hers is to be able to explore the world. Her major preoccupations include going to school and working part-time, being an officer in the Vietnamese Students Association, and spending time with her friends.
In her current environment, she is constantly surrounded by friends because she shares an apartment with three other classmates. Aside from the six hours of class and weekly meetings that she attends, Huong spends more time at work and at home than she does on campus. However, there are certain weeks when this situation is reversed. When the organization in which she is involved coordinates an event, you can expect to see her on campus from morning to night everyday. She has a bit of a commute back and forth from work everyday and tends to treat herself out to lunch at a nearby restaurant every now and then. The steady paycheck provides her with that luxury. Otherwise, she prefers to save money by stocking up her pantry with groceries and packing her lunch.
Huong has a very special group of friends whom she has met throughout her college career and have continued to keep in touch with even after many have graduated. Having been a part of many different organizations, she has met and remained friends with a range of different people. Her closest friends, however, are those with whom she grew up and went to grade school, and she intends to stay in touch with them for the rest of her life.
Huong may come off as a pretty confident person in public. Being an officer in one of the largest student organizations on campus and having taken on numerous jobs has taught her how to remain professional and outgoing. However, she still has many concerns that she keeps hidden. She is socially-conscious and has a timid tendency in unfamiliar settings. She is extremely social to those close to her but will prefer to keep to herself around strangers. Her attire comes straight from the closet of a typical college student on a budget. On a regular basis, she sports a t-shirt and comfortable jeans paired with either tennis shoes or flip-flops. For work, she will slightly dress up by throwing on a more appropriate blouse and wear flats. It is when she goes out for the night that she will throw on her nicest clothes and pair of heels.
Huong's friends generally consider her as a determined student with an apparent type A personality. She is always considered the most likely to succeed out of the circle of friends. Her measures of success include how many items she crosses off her to-do list in a given day and how productive her week was. Her bosses typically peg her as a hard worker who is loyal and trustworthy. She always seems to get her work done in the most efficient manner and doesn't like to waste time. Procrastination is never an option for Huong.
Huong's list of fears include a sense of failure and embarrassment. This follows closely with her obstacles of discovering the confidence in herself and being able to step outside of her comfort zone every once in a while. She considers the worst feeling as being a disappointment to others and letting down those who have depended on her. She is easily irritated with slackers and those who put in less effort than they are capable. She doesn't appreciate working with people who have a sense of carelessness, although sometimes, she wishes she were that person. Huong worries too much and is often fixated on the useless details that don't really matter in the grand scheme of things. She realizes that she still has a lot to grow. Therefore, she hopes to continually learn about herself and grow out of her negative habits. She wants to learn to be independent of others and be comfortable with herself in every aspect.
