A Little Something About Me

Shianne

a year ago today I saw Shawn Mendes live!

Kevin Nguyen

before I got my tooth implant, I lost my veneer while playing in water at the beach

Jennifer Chanto

elephants have been my favorite animal since first grade, and I'd like to visit an elephant sanctuary someday!

Lily Barajas

having grown up in apartments my whole life, I love driving to "nice" neighborhoods and walking around to see all the houses. It feels very Ladybird-esque and as silly as it sounds, it keeps me hopeful that one day I can raise a family in a similar home and host family holidays.

dominic

i can pop my shoulders? lol

Zachary Judson

ive gotten the french toast slam everytime i go to dennys for like 16 years and i like lemon bars

Taylor

Bloody Mary scared me so bad when I was younger I slept in my mom's room for like a year.

Anna Yan

Brownie batter core and half baked are the superior ben and jerry's flavors send tweet

Alex Leve

My doodle jump high score is over 400k

Emmalee Belleci

My least favorite texture is cotton balls

Gloria Yang

Never have I ever had a nose bleed.

Skye Wight

Not to brag, but after lots of training I recently got 2048 in the incredible game "2048"

Kara Justeson

One of my favorite things in quarantine has been going on walks while listening to podcasts. (i feel like a grandparent at heart bc i love npr)

Jay

Four consecutive years in elementary school, I broke one of my arms.

Nathan Fish

I CANNOT handle horror movies/shows and when it's a particularly good/scary one I can't sleep right for a week or so

Danielle

I absolutely LOVE protest/folk music from the 60s and 70s... the lyrics, the message, the history...

Madeline Nguyen

I add peanut butter to instant ramen (it tastes great trust me on this)

Lex Castro

I almost died surfing (this is being a little dramatic but in the moment I did think I was going to drown)

Ellery Wilkie

I am hearing impaired but I have perfect vision! I am the only one in my family to not wear glasses/contacts but also the only one to wear hearing aids. :)

Brianna Hampton

I am sensitive when it comes to my feelings

Christina Kieu

I am terrified of anything with more than 4 legs

Eden Wetzel

I believe pineapple belongs on pizza

Simmi Diwanji

I broke my hand while wheelbarrowing in a relay race

Chapal

I can bend my index fingers backwards to touch the top of my hand

Ryan Troutman

I can make a rain droplet sound by flicking my mouth :D

Jasmine Summers-Evans

I can speak gibberish

Alexander Grandinetti

I cut my hand open cutting open a watermelon. And tore my tendon a week later while swimming. I have a sweet scar on my left hand from it :D

Cadence Lusinsky

I did a lot of musical theatre growing up!

Minh Ngo

I didn't know how to ride a bike until my high school's sophomore year

Jessica Saldana

I do not like cheese

Tiffany Hlaing

I don't have an official First/Middle/Last name.

Daniel

I drink a minimum of four La Croixs a day

Michelle

I enjoy creative writing! But whether I'm good at it is another thing entirely...

Cheri

I enjoy random singing and my music style is boundless!

Keona Mae Pablo

I finished Pokemon Shield in less than three days

Cheston Cheung

I go to Hong Kong every year to visit our extended family since they all live over there and they're all incredible (and more recently, we've started to visit other countries around that area just because).

Yuvleen Kaur

I googled "fun facts about me" for this because I couldn't come up with anything interesting about myself.

Rosie Rodriguez

I graduated this year! I'm planning on taking a gap year (s) to decide on law school or going into higher education. I love sports and random outdoor adventures! Once it is safe to do so I plan on traveling so lmk of any good places you've visited!!

Chris

I grew up in Massachusetts and went to college in Boston -- mascot is the Terrier -- can you guess?

Jamey Battle

I grew up with two pet birds, a chicken and a turtle!

Roxanne

I had a former o'staffer draw me and my family as Team 7 from Naruto (I am Kakashi Sensei). Ask me and I'll show you the image!

Aliena Pitts

I had pet chickens for over 5 years.

Raya

I have 5 siblings

Marlene Quintanilla Flores

I have a gumball that I've been adding onto since I was in the 4th grade... it's bigger than a softball now lol

Mattea Schaeffer

I have a picture with David Dobrik on strath & gayley :)

Heesu Kim

I have a very high spice tolerance!!

Sam Briante

I have become hyperfixated on Neon Genesis Evangelion in the past month

Vinny Parthasarathy

I have been a vegetarian my entire life.

Grace Kim

I have mortuusequusphobia (a phobia of tomato ketchup)

Marlen Mendoza

I have played the flute since 5th grade

Jess

I have red hair.

Sam Galvan

I have seen guardians of the galaxy over thirty times, but I have seen volume two over fifty times. Reciting the script is my favorite party trick.

Jesse

I have zero skill when it comes to cooking. I have almost caught my kitchen on fire just by boiling water.

Hatim Malek

I know how to play the trumpet and the baritone

Corban

I learned how to juggle for a Renaissance Faire in middle school !

Jaime

I like designing floor plans and want to buy land to build my own house.

Zoey

I love True Crime shows and True Crime/comedy podcasts!

Steph Munguia

I love building Legos

Damon Liang

I love planning vacations (especially when I'm able to find good deals)

Alyssa Suzuki

I love snail mail! I usually decorate the envelopes and it's fun to surprise people w something tangible--especially during quarantine!

Christina Cortez

I love spicy foods so much that even when I go to the movies I like to put jalapeños on my popcorn.(:

Lisa

I love to cook (and I'm pretty good at it)- but I hate doing dishes so I don't make elaborate meals too often.

Anweshan Das

I make a mean chicken alfredo

Chloe Rosenstock

I play guitar, write poems, love to read, and am super passionate about sexual health education/advocacy:)

Julia Rowell

I play the ukulele

David Franco

I play the ukulele!

Allie

I really enjoy playing animal crossing! Hit me up for my friend code!!

Aylin Henstridge

I speak 3 languages (English, Turkish, and French)

Ryan Darling

I still have all of my legos.

Adaeze Onwuka

I stopped watching series because once I start, nothing else matters. So, I stopped committing.

Kate Nabours

I strongly dislike berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries...ew)

Bobbie Banks

I take the cheese off my pizza when I eat it

Joana Lacerda

I talk a lot more when I'm trying to impress, I think my brain decides to turn on the extroversion up to 11 when it's scared of what people would think

Martin Barrett

I used to read animal encyclopedias as a kid, but I only read the pages about weird animals because they made me feel better about myself

Isabel Oraha

I was a paid improv performer before I came to UCLA

Ivy Kwok

I was almost on Pitch Perfect 2! 😅

Emily

I was almost on the Junior Olympic team for Archery!

Adrian

I was born in New Jersey and I really want to move back there someday

Bianca Dominique Barcelo

I was once banned from the kitchen for a period of time because I burned toast 4 times in one day.

Alexxa Vasquez

I went to a Catholic all girls high school (and fun fact, Lady Bird was filmed AT my high school!)

Nico

I went to an all-boys school until high school : )

Abby Irby

I worked on an Experiment that went to the International Space Station and interned at NASA.

Arantza Torres

I would never live right next to a beach because I have an irrational fear of tsunamis.

Foluke

I'm 21 and I still can't eat a banana.

Carolyn Hu

I'm Canadian

Gwen Rychlik

I'm a student pilot working on my private pilot. I work everyday to feel more confident!

Athena Sung-Miller

I'm a synesthete!

Ruth buergenthal

I'm an avid Sims player

Marjorie Caparas

I'm currently attempting to grow a scoby

Millie

I'm extremely unathletic. But the one cool thing I CAN do is wakeboard.

Tajena Jones

I'm not great at drawing or painting, but I love to use my creativity in many other ways such as baking, card making, and interior design.

Harry

I'm occasionally really moody...

Serena Silk

I'm the worst driver and absolutely terrified to drive in LA - I grew up in a small town so I've never even driven on a highway before

Jalen Stevenson

I've been learning to meditate

Jake Gibbons

I've been to 30 US states and DC.

micah mekbib

I've had pediatric plastic surgery before!

Buddy

The first person I ever saw in concert was Ariana Grande

Sianne Hazel

When I was younger I looked exactly like Jaden Smith (or did HE look like ME??? )