As a Kiva fellow in Colombia and Peru, Julie, a 26-year-old Chicago native, is fulfilling a lifelong dream of moving to South America. She started learning Spanish at age 12 and never looked back! Julie has a bachelor's degree in Spanish and Anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis. She spent the past four years working for a tech company and is thrilled to try her hand in the nonprofit world. Julie is interested in blurring the lines between the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors and taking the most effective elements from each to form an economic system that is both more efficient and more altruistic. She is particularly interested in the intersections between healthcare, government, and education. Julie enjoys dogs, mountains, yoga, thunderstorms, hiking, and anything with avocado.