Kexin Shi | Harbingers’ Magazine

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Kexin Shi

Kexin Shi

Writer
Warsaw, Poland

Kexin studies in Warsaw, Poland, where she was born in 2008. She is interested in dentistry and plans to study biochemistry. For Harbingers’ Magazine, she writes about science, human rights, and international affairs. In March 2025, she launched a subsection for the magazine called, Crisis Zones, alongside her peer, Helena Bruździak, where they aim to raise awareness among young people about the challenges refugees and displaced people face.

In her free time, Kexin plays the piano, and enjoys horse riding and tennis.

Kexin speaks Mandarin, English and Polish, and is currently learning Spanish.

Written by Kexin:

August 29, 2025

Multiple Instagram accounts: Why do we create them?

What I learned while teaching teenage refugees, and why it matters

Why pulling all-nighters to study isn’t the flex you think it is

Refugees and migrants, part 2: An international perspective

Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants: What’s the difference?