Nina Cox, 19, was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and grew up in Shelburne, NS.  She is currently enrolled at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, NS, where she is enrolled in a bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management program.  She enjoys sports such as basketball, soccer and softball, the outdoors, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. Being a descendant of the Black Loyalists who settled Freetown, Sierra Leone, she feels strongly about the mission of the Amistad and enjoys the challenges this trip has to offer.