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Meet the ECHabitat Team: Maha Abdallah

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

Meet ECHabitat for Humanity team member Maha Abdallah!

Class Year: 2019

Major: Biology/Neuroscience

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

Maha Abdallah: I chose to join Habitat because I have always wanted to help others and make a change in someoneā€™s life.Ā 

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

MA: I am looking forward to work as a part of a team to help change and improve someoneā€™s life.

HCE: What does it mean to you to know that you are making a difference in someoneā€™s life?

MA: To make a difference in someoneā€™s life makes me feel really good and helps me appreciate what I have.

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

MA: [My favorite thing to do is to] work as a part of a team, meeting new people.

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

MA: Live life day by day.

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/.