Karen Kandelman is a freshman at New York University from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was born on October 19th, 1995. Karen visited NYU five months ago and gave Madison Square Garden a five star review on Facebook. Back home, Karen worked at the Central Galeria de Arte in Brazil (http://www.centralgaleriadearte.com/), which showcases many artists from Nino Cais to Sidney Amaral. Karen enjoyed getting dressed up and putting make-up on to go work because it made her feel professional. Sometimes during work Karen would go to the largest and cheapest lunch in São Paulo where she would eat everything from eggs to tortillas with rice and vegetables. Before working at the gallery, Karen worked as a camp counselor at Ashdot Ya’akov Ihud, a summer camp in Israel. As far as volunteer work goes, Karen participated in a Habitat for Humanity build in 2010.
Karen has traveled to many places including, but not limited to, China, Israel, Indonesia, Malaysia, Spain, Paris, and Amsterdam. In 2011, Karen traveled to Hong Kong and other parts of China with her cross country friends. While there Karen went on many adventures from rafting on a wooden raft to a day at the beach with friends.
Kelly, Karen’s beloved boxer, was unable to accompany Karen on her world travels, which made Karen miss her dog.
Karen enjoys card games, watching the world cup, dressing up as a zombie for Halloween, and drinking out of her mug that says “diva.” In Brazil, Karen participated in Model United Nations with her school. After Mario Gotze scored a great goal in the world cup, Karen liked his page on Facebook. As far as her taste in music, Karen thoroughly enjoys Daft Punk, Florence and the Machine, Leighton Meester, Colton Pack, Restless Road, and Shira Evenchen. Karen likes two movies on Facebook: American Pie and Secret Cinema. She also likes the TV show How I Met Your Mother. She participated in “Grab an ass day” and “International Skip School Day” in 2010. As far as her more recent events go, Karen participated in “PS I Love You Day.” A member of the “Youth Journalism Network,” Karen hopes to network with other people who are passionate about journalism.
Another one of Karen’s passions is photography. She thoroughly enjoys Steve McCurry’s photos of Afghanistan, including his most famous and award-winning picture, Afghan Girl.