“Hey! Do you want to talk about periods?” Katie Diasti, a Boston College graduate from the class of 2019, laughed.

As soon as I met Yan, I could tell there was something unique about her. I couldn't pinpoint it. A freshman in Boston College's Carroll School of Management (CSOM), I initially assumed it must be her incredible entrepreneurial spirit from such a young age, or the fact that she is far more charismatic than I was at 18 years old.