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Anna

Future ICU nurse, ugly dog lover, and a gift in many people’s lives

Anna is in a graduate nursing program and plans to graduate this December! Xander has become her studying hub and we’re so grateful she found us! She hopes to be an adult ICU nurse in the future with the aim of providing the best quality of life to those that have hit their lowest point. She has seen people from all walks of life in the ICU and this made her realize how valuable life is and to not take it for granted.

She likes to spend her time as a high school small group leader and supports a group of girls through their teenage years. In her past, she didn’t have that support. A time when she really needed it. She wishes these girls wouldn’t have to go through hard times alone and that’s why she began this journey. People need extra love and to be treated fairly unlike how she used to be treated. She is the hope in these girl’s lives.

Anna values achievement, balance, and her faith. She wants to be truly fulfilled with what she does in life. Whether that is with work, her social life, or her walk with God. Her love for God has been showing up for her in all stages of life and she’s so grateful she has found a community within a church that has taught her the importance of faith. Anna is getting baptized next month and we’re so happy she’s happy!

Also fun fact: she wants to adopt an ugly dog because they don’t get enough love and that is the cutest thing ever.

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Lu

A photographer, director, creative soul, and father

Lu started his photography business about four years ago on his own. He realized this gift was second nature and that he just had a knack for taking photos. He started with photoshoots and would get positive feedback from local photographers. High fashion, editorial. He does it all. He is fueled by pursuing his passion and it’s made him more creative than he already was.

He hopes to build a small, intimate team one day that will push the vision of his company. Working together to reach an audience that understands their creativity and perspective in life. Not only is he a photographer but he’s also a director and overall a creative mogul. A jack of all trades if you ask me.

Being a father has shaped him most as a person. He’s more disciplined as a business man in order to show his daughter that you can be anything you want to be in this world. A world that has only been enhanced with her in it. He strives to be that role model for her and nothing will stand in his way in doing that.

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Friday pours by our baristas at Xander.
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