Today was the last day of our tour around Toronto! It wasn’t as jam packed as it usually is. It was more on rehearsing for the final night on Saturday! …
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Hi! I'm Mina Xue, Miss Teenage Richmond 2018!
Mina Xue, 15 years old, is a versatile, compassionate girl in Grade 10, Richmond Secondary School. After fighting against emotional struggle in the initial immigration years, she has been passionate about studying psychology in university and wants to become an art therapist. To be well-qualified for the career, she has made great efforts to make preparation. She has mastered several musical instruments: piano, flute, guitar, organ and pipa. Through years of dedicated practicing every day, she has achieved Royal Conservatory of Music piano Level 10 and is still working on ARCT level. She is the member of Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra, the School Vocal Jazz and Vancouver International School of Music. Her beautiful voice won her the third place in school singing contest. Besides music, visual arts are also her strength which will be utilised as an art therapist.
She is an avid volunteer for the community. Firstly, she has been volunteering as an organist in Richmond United Church and as a flutist for its Dramatic Discovery Workshop for two years. In addition, she has been a long-term volunteer in Richmond Art Gallery. She also took great interest in volunteering in various sports events, such as Dragon Boat festival and Wheelchair Curling Bonspiel. After having lived in Canada for over 4 years, she believes the most important lesson she has got is to give. 
