Sophia received her B.A. in Comparative Literature and French from the University of California, Irvine (UCI). She has lived and studied in Paris and Grenoble and backpacked through various parts of Europe, immersing herself in their culture whenever she could. She studied Journalism and Media at Yonsei University in Seoul and volunteered at UNESCO Cross Cultural Association. As a translator at UNESCO, she reached hundreds of local students to educate and share cultural diversity outreach efforts. In 2003, she was in Washington D.C. as a journalist where she researched, reported and wrote news from Pentagon and White House briefings. She also covered news for educational conferences from Brookings Institution and Woodrow Wilson Center.