Meet Lei'anna
2022 Friendship Games Ambassador from Los Angeles
July 28, 2022
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I lived in multiple places but I live in Los Angeles now. I live with my mom. One thing that is unique about where I grew up is that there are a lot of landmarks and there’s a lot of beaches all around. I like where I live. I have a lot of friends and everyone pretty much knows each other.
Q: What's the one thing that you'd want people to know about you?
I do art and I’m fun.
Q: Do you have a special talent that most people don't know about?
No, I think everyone knows everything [about my talents].
Q: Who's your hero? Why?
My mom, because she raised me and she taught me how to be strong.
Q: What do you think are the most important attributes of a leader?
Respectfulness and teaching others things that they don’t know.
Q: What are you most looking forward to about Friendship Games?
I’m mostly looking forward to meeting all the new people and exploring other parts of the world.
Q: Will it be your first time on an airplane? In another country? If so, what are you looking forward to about visiting another country? How do you feel about traveling abroad without your family?
Not the first time on an airplane, but first time in another country.
Q: What are you looking forward to about visiting another country?
I’m looking forward to seeing what’s different from where I live – like different languages and stuff.
Q: How do you feel about traveling abroad without your family?
Kind of excited. Because I’m always with my mom and stuff, so I think it’s a great opportunity.
Q: Is there anything you're nervous or unsure about going to the Friendship Games?
Just the plane ride.
Q: Why do you think PeacePlayers wants to bring together 130 young people from around the world?
To make us meet different people, and make us more social, and see what’s different and see what people around the world are like.
Q: If you could do anything you wanted when you grew up, what would it be/what's your biggest dream for the future - for yourself, for your family, for your community?
My biggest dream is, I want to be successful. I want to be a pediatric surgeon. I want to have my own place and not too much money but a lot of money. For my community, I wish that there wouldn’t be so much litter and global warming. And for my family, I wish that everyone’s financially stable and doing good.
Q: What's it like in your city/town/neighborhood? How would you describe it to someone who's never been there?
Pretty much everybody knows everybody.
Q: If you could time travel for one hour, where would you go? What would you do?
I’d go into the future and see how I’m doing in life.
