Torri McFarland is a Junior at Arizona State University, majoring in Psychology. She has lived in Phoenix since the late 1980's.  She loves The Valley of The sun and all of the diversity that it offers. She has had the opportunity to visit several global cities, however after researching Manila for this project, she tells us "I will look at the world differently. I will see where urban growth is overtaking older traditional neighborhoods and I will look beyond the tourist attractions and look for the life that is led by the local people".