“You might be noticing a trend,” she laughs. The New York City-based Girgis loves to chat about her penchant for change -- from clothing to careers to countrysides -- a characteristic that first formed when she and her family moved from Egypt to Kuwait and then back again while she was growing up. In Kuwait, she attended a British school, and then enrolled in The American University in Cairo upon her return to Egypt.

“You know, I never felt like I was just Egyptian,” says Girgis, who in her early 20s moved with her family to Texas during the Egyptian Revolution. “I was absorbing all of these other cultures around me, and I think that really shaped who I am now.”

And who is she exactly? A consummate traveler, for one. Following her graduation from UNT -- which she says was “the friendliest and most helpful university when it came to working with my international status” -- Girgis bought a one-way ticket to Central America and spent three months trekking through its breathtaking vistas, even volunteering at a Panamanian hostel to extend her stay. Before that trip, she solo backpacked through Asia, then later through South America.

Girgis also is an Instagram influencer, a makeup artist, a content creator, a self-described warrior in the face of adversity, a dreamer, an artist. And now, with the launch of her website Livin’ Vivaciously, she’s added entrepreneurial brand strategist to the list.

The site, which has become her full-time focus during the pandemic, is a platform for women of color to learn about making money on social media through branding and design strategy. Through Livin’ Vivaciously, Girgis also offers tips for women who wish to travel solo.

“Vivacious is a word that is typically used to describe women who are full of life, and I love that,” Girgis says. “The site is all about living with fearlessness and intention and joy, so much so that it becomes contagious. I want to help women carry out that vivaciousness in their professional and personal lives -- the online and the offline.”