The watchwords for one master’s graduate and future diplomat? Try, and try again
Bella Chavez was encouraged to follow her passions during her youth in Salinas, Calif., a small Central Coast agricultural town also known as the salad bowl of the world. Still, she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do for a living until halfway through her senior year at UC Berkeley.
“My parents are strong believers in the American Dream, and they always encouraged...