| What is your most memorable childhood experience? | I would have to say breaking my arm. It was memorable form the pain alone and I don't think I can get the image of a second elbow out of my head any time soon. But there's more to it. It was the first time in my life that I had to slow down. I couldn't climb trees or draw. No more wrestling with my friends. It made me appreciate simple things like writing my own name. And I got a cool scar out of it. |
| What immediate family member do you closely identify with and why? | I identify most with my cousin, my father's sister’s son. I think we get along so well because we can understand each other. We're both pursuing graphic design but beyond that we have a lot in common. He's one of the only cousins I talk to and hang out with on a regular basis. I love him lots and hope he's doing well. |
| What character traits do you admire in an individual? | I value loyalty. I feel nothing is more telling in a person than the way they talk about others. I'm very lucky to have a group of friends that I've been close with my entire life, and I wouldn't trade anything for the trust we share. After all, you can be honest without being loyal. |
| What is the funniest thing ever to happen to you? | When I hear this question what comes to mind is a story from a trip to Europe. After a long day in the Budapest bathhouse, and an even longer night at the pub, me, my brother, and my cousin were loading into our sleeper car for the night. It was around 4 or so in the morning and we were all quite tired. We shared our car with two men who did not speak English. As were drifting off to sleep, one of the men poked me and said something in Arabic. I tried to explain that I don't understand what he's saying. He then proceeds to take off his socks and rub his feet with his hands while making a hissing sound. I, very confused and sleepy, walked up my brother, who then asked the man what he was trying to say, but to no avail. He just kept brushing his foot. After some back and forth my cousin rolls over and hands him his phone with Google translate open. The man grabs it fast and quickly typed. And when he turned the screen around, we all started to laugh. The phone read "Wash the leg of legs." In my party's state of delirium, we didn't notice that we all smelled. So, we awkwardly hobbled to the small train sink to wash up, giggling the whole way. |
| If time and money were not an issue, where would you travel and why? | I would go to Korea. I've been learning the language for over two years now and I have always wanted to visit. There's not some big reason for the motivation. Don't get me wrong, the culture is vibrant and the food delightful. But I have a much simpler reason. I want to see a Korean fish market. Something about all the moving people working hard and the monster sized tuna fascinates me. I don't know why, I don't go fishing or cook a lot of seafood. There's just something about seeing all the cool exotic fish in tanks that makes me want to go. It's just something I've never seen for myself. |
| When and if you ever have children, what would you like to pass on to them? | I want to pass on my height. I feel like most of the material stuff I could give them will be phased out of use. Especially with how fast technology is moving these days. It's nothing special, but being able to reach the top shelf seems handy. |
