Dessi Zaharieva ‘In Motion’
Hometown
Mississauga, Ontario
What’s your Story?
Dessi was born in Sofia, Bulgaria but grew up in Canada. She is a student at Brock University where she is studying kinesiology. She is involved in ongoing diabetes research at the university, focusing on blood glucose control during exercise in ambient temperatures. Dessi loves living an active life–especially getting involved in Connected in Motion events! Through these events she has met some amazing people and hopes to meet many more in the year to come and to spread the word about CIM.
Dessi competed at the World Championships for Tae Kwon-do (ITF) in Slovenia.
What keeps you ‘In Motion’?
Dessi competes in ITF Tae Kwon-do, loves snowboarding and volleyball.
