Andrea Vieira

You were born in Brazil. Do you still have ties there?

Yes. My aunt, uncle, cousins, and their children and grandchildren are all in Brazil. I also have my daughter's godparents and many friends. The only people I have in the U.S. are my mom and my daughter Kailah, who was born here. 

What are you most excited to do once our "stay at home" life is a thing of the past?

A wise man said, "I drink, and I know things." Once this stay-at-home, social distancing life is behind us, I would like to have a drink with my friends and be able to practice law and put the things that I have learned in law school into practice. I'm most excited to go back to the life I was used to having.

And you graduate in a matter of days. What will you miss the most about your time at Boyd?

I will miss the learning experience. I got my degree later in life. I spent over 15 years working and being a parent before I started law school. Only in law school was I able to read, study, contemplate, and spend time learning things, some of which were completely foreign to me. In the end, everything I learned came together. Law school made my understanding of the world, life, politics, society, and myself deeper and richer.

Doughnuts or muffins?

Definitely doughnuts. I don't really eat muffins… unless they are chocolate… or the lemon and poppy seed muffins from the UNLV cafe in the hospitality building!