成功之旅

Nathalie Primbs ’25 made the long journey from Germany to 皇冠体育 to achieve her dreams of pursuing computer science. 做出离开家的决定很艰难，但娜塔莉很快就在山上找到了新家。

娜塔莉在德国长大，参加她父亲工作的软件公司提供的夏令营。 Nathalie知道这个领域一开始可能看起来很吓人，但她从父亲那里得到的支持帮助她实现了梦想。

“这里的计算机科学课程给我留下了深刻的印象。 我们有一个新的实验室，里面有3D打印机和机器人。 不仅如此，教授们的支持也是巨大的。 他们很好地支持学生的教育和成长。”

娜塔莉想要来美国学习计算机科学和她的另一个梦想——踢足球。 在与教练和其他球员见面后，她立刻感到了一种联系，并知道这里是她建立新家的合适地方。

“I had to choose between several offers from different universities, and Mount Mercy gave me that feeling of being part of a family and made me really comfortable,” Nathalie shared.

娜塔莉在野马社区非常活跃。 她喜欢担任学生会协会（SGA）俱乐部的内阁协调员，JEDI学生助理和国际俱乐部的成员。

“My first semester I didn’t know about JEDI, and I’m not familiar with that in Germany. 我的一个队友介绍给我，我就申请了。 I started taking on more and more responsibilities until one point they asked if I wanted to be the JEDI Student Assistant.”

作为JEDI学生助理，Nathalie帮助举办包括多元文化博览会和马丁·路德·金博士日早餐在内的活动。 她的另一项职责包括在招聘人员和转学生面前代表绝地武士。 Nathalie还在JEDI Instagram页面上工作，制作关于世界各地文化和包容性的视频

“I’ve grown a lot since I began SGA and JEDI. It has made me feel more present among people and has helped me to be more tolerant and unbiased because everything is connected to their culture,” said Nathalie. “I want to encourage people to come here, especially international students, because we really are like a family.”

Nathalie’s roles have helped her develop her personal skills and have pushed her out of her comfort zone. 当她第一次接受她的角色时，她对承担责任感到紧张，但她的Mount Mercy支持系统引导她度过了难关。

“Accepting my JEDI position, I thought, am I really ready for this? But everybody here is working to help you out and now getting out of my comfort zone, I see that it is not that big of a challenge, even when you make mistakes, you are still learning from it.”