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Mongyao Liu, a 22 year-old student studying in Penn State, is also a worker at the Pegula Ice Arena.

She has been working at the Ice Arena for three years. Besides staying at the front desk managing things, She is an assistant coaching children with ice skating as well.

Liu is responsible to make sure the kids are safe and help the students learn efficiently.

Liu is major in journalism while her minor is TESOL,teaching English to speakers of other languages. She is planning on graduating in Fall, 2015.

Her mother even came couple weeks ago in order to attend her graduation that will be held on December 19,2015.

She spends most of her time studying and working. Besides those, Liu likes to go to Starbucks and gets a cup of coffee or tea to relax.

“I feel less stressed whenever I come to Starbucks,” Liu said.

Mongyao Liu takes off the skating shoes after the ice skating lesson on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at the Pegula Ice Arena in Penn State. The ice skating shoe represents her job working at the place.

Mongyao Liu works as a teaching assistant at the Pegula Ice Arena in Penn State on Sunday, December 6, 2015. She is illustrating a concept to the students with body language.

Mongyao Liu performs a presentation in one of her classes in Willard building in Penn State on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. She does the presentation about her final project in the class, Introduction to applied linguistic.

Mongyao Liu sips a cup of coffee when she studies at the stacks at Pattee Library on Monday, December 7, 2015. She likes to have a drink by her side to rest for a moment whenever she studies.

Mongyao Liu takes a break while studying at the stacks at Pattee Library on Monday, December 7, 2015. She usually goes to the stacks and studies there.

Mongyao Liu has her dinner at the Chinese restaurant, Little Szechuan, downtown in State College on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. The restaurant is one of her favorites in the area.

Mongyao Liu opens the lid and gets a smell from the drink she orders in Starbucks downtown in State College on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. She likes to go to Starbucks and relax in her free time.

Mongyao Liu does the grocery shopping with her mother at the store, Giant, on Sunday, December 6, 2015. Liu is helping her mom to understand how the machine works at the shop.

Mongyao Liu takes a selfie with her phone at Starbucks downtown in State College on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. Like other girls, Liu likes to take selfies.