Hi, I’m Lili Becker. I am a rising senior at USC, majoring in creative writing. I am an international student, born and raised in London but have also lived in Paris for a few years. I am so looking forward to gaining new perspectives on the cities I love so dearly and allowing myself to reexamine just how well I know them. In exploring Dickensian London by contrast to the London I know, and Revolutionary Paris by contrast to modern Paris, I hope to dig deep into the rich histories of these beautiful cities and gain an even more comprehensive understanding of the roots of their cultures.