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Keene Term F2K22

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We hope you all liked it :))

Thanks to Recording Secretaries Ying Fong and Mandy Lau, and Keene Term <3

LOVE, XPRESSIONS CHAIRS (Johnny Gin, Wendy Wong, & Cecilia Pham)

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KEENE TERM F2K22 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

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Nicho Lin

1. Name, Year, & Major

Nicho Lin, 4th Year, Economics & Statistics

2. If you were a luxury brand, what would it be and why?

If I was a luxury brand, it would be Prada. Prada produces a lot of dark or colorful, practical, and formal luxury clothing which I think fits me because I like darker colors and can be serious at times but also very light-hearted depending on the context.

3. Who is your personal hero and why?

My personal hero is ma dad. He a cool dude.

4. How do you react after a conflict occurs, and why?

I think when a conflict occurs, I will feel an initial fight-or-flight gut instinct, and try to process what is happening. I usually want to talk about things right away but if there are too many emotions I prefer to talk about the conflict in the near future once things have calmed down.

5. If you were granted 3 wishes, what would it be?

I would wish for an IRL Kirby friend, an unlimited food and water-making machine for the world, and access to a bank that restocks its vault with money once a week.

6. What would you Google about your life?

I would Google where I will be in 10 years, career and location-wise.

7. What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

hehe

8. What's your toxic trait?

I think that my toxic trait is that I can be impatient in certain situations. For example, to resolve conflict, it’s important to find a resolution the right way rather than the quickest way. However, at times I opt for the quickest way.

9. Would you visit the future or past?

I would visit the future to see how the world is progressing (or regressing).

10. What are the biggest differences between you today/now and five years ago?

Five years ago I was 17, so I was in my junior-senior years of high school. I think some advice I would give to myself would be to remember to stay humble because the world that I knew back then was much smaller than the world that I know today, and that there is strength in finding comfort and security in your own company. Throughout college I had the privilege to meet so many amazing people, and as time has passed my socialcircle has changed several times over. I would tell my old self that it is pretty common for people to come and go in life and that loving your friends doesn’t always mean that they are meant to stay close to you forever. I grew up with the same three best friends all throughout elementary school up until the end of high school, and if I told my past self that one day the four of us would reach a point where we barely talked to each other, I would’ve never believed it. Nevertheless, I think it still would’ve been an important lesson to learn back when I was 17. I would also tell my older self to truly value my time. As college students, I think we all are aware of just how busy and stressful college is, and nowadays life is pretty much a blur because of everything going on. Day in and day out is work, studying, or procrastinating (lol), and time begins to fly by before you know it. It felt like just yesterday I was a freshman in the dorm halls, but now I’m going to graduate soon and it’s bittersweet because of how much time everyone missed from the pandemic. I hope my younger self would appreciate my jaded advice, and I’m sure when I look back five years from now I’ll have a lot more to say to my current self.

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Annabel Marshall

1. Name, Year, & Major

Annabel Marshall, 3rd Year, Cognitive Science

2. If you were a luxury brand, what would it be and why?

I just had to Google "luxury brands" which I think tells you enough. Chanel like the Frank Ocean song, please.

3. Who is your personal hero and why?

Alex Honnold because he climbed a very cool mountain with no ropes. I'm pretty sure his hands are as big as trash can lids. Did you see that documentary about him? It was cool.

4. How do you react after a conflict occurs, and why?

Stop, drop, and roll away. Like a log or a round boulder.

5. If you were granted 3 wishes, what would it be?

The power to control time. 

The power to communicate in all languages. 

Double my dog's lifespan.

6. What would you Google about your life?

Why? Also, did I get lead poisoning as a child?

7. What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

Nicho Lin said I have piercing blue eyes. (He said it as an insult. )

8. What's your toxic trait?

Telling people I'm dropping out of APO at the slightest inconvenience (e.g. Xpressions).

9. Would you visit the future or past?

Future. I'm pretty sure there will be dinosaurs there too.

10. What are the biggest differences between you today/now and five years ago? And what advice would you give to yourself from five years ago?

Five years ago I was 15 :') Many things have happened to me, all of them against my will. Every day I wake up without permission from myself or God and continue to toil at the labor of life, hacking and baying like a burned dog. I have learned many things and forgotten most of them. The dawn breaks like wet paper and I am born anew, forged like a noble brand by the heat distant sun and melted again in the night. I beg forgiveness for my sins, numbered by the stars blinking shrewdly as I dissolve into the fissure between consciousness and true wisdom, which are gapped and never truly touching. Please let this be the word count. Recently, I saw a video of a skeletal whale at the bottom of the ocean via the Monterey Bay Aquarium and it was covered in octopi and eels. I would tell my 15-year-old self about this because I think they would think that was cool. When I was a freshman in high school some guy gave me a Batman-shaped fidget spinner. He later asked me to prom and I said no thank you and he said okay and then he bleached his hair and said this is for you and I said okay. Hope he's doing okay. My favorite subject was math. I’m not taking any math classes this quarter. I am nicer and worse at German and less afraid of Mormons. Also, I would tell her to shave her head. 250.

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Calvin Lin

1. Name, Year, & Major

Calvin Lin, 3rd Year, NPB

2. If you were a luxury brand, what would it be and why?

Allsaints, because Uniqlo and Abercrombie aren't luxury

3. Who is your personal hero and why?

My dad because his balance of maturity and childlike playfulness is perfect to me, but also the standards he holds himself to and his ability to work through grueling processes with compassion.

4. How do you react after a conflict occurs, and why?

I'm calmer because I want to try and think clearly.

5. If you were granted 3 wishes, what would it be?

I wish to have higher emotional intelligence to understand and connect with others better

I wish I could be put in a position to help others and create an impact in others' lives

I wish I could get my growth spurt ;-;

6. What would you Google about your life?

All the different types of foods I haven't eaten yet.

7. What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

HAHAHA, maybe that I appreciate friends and family a lot.

8. What's your toxic trait?

I think a lot

9. Would you visit the future or past?

The past, so I could revisit and relive warm memories and also cringe at myself

  10. What are the biggest differences between you today/now and five years ago?

I have more of a direction in my mind for what I want to accomplish and do with my life and I have more of a drive to climb in that direction. I definitely think that comes with growing up and maturing. If I were to talk to myself from five years ago, I would tell him to try his best regardless of the outcome and encourage him to learn how to spend his time studying more efficiently so that he can spend more time doing things he loves. Failure isn’t the end of the world. When you feel helpless, do the things you can control first and worry about everything else later.

One big thing I want to tell my younger self is to spend more time with family and think of the things that they do for you. Also, put less pressure on yourself and try not to overthink :). Not everyone is against you or hates you, try to focus less on what others think and more on the people close to you to feel loved and appreciated. Another difference I think I have now is that I may have gotten physically stronger, but at the same time, I heal slower. Ah, I feel old LOL. But I’d tell myself to be maybe less reckless and careless of my own body, try and take care of my body more and stop being scared or self-conscious of stepping into the gym. Oh also don’t stop swimming, you can swim while you play basketball and volleyball.

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Audrey Yeung

1. Name, Year, & Major

Audrey Yeung, 2nd Year, Human Development

2. If you were a luxury brand, what would it be and why?

I would be Gucci because they’re ethical in the way they produce their bags and accessories by using organic and recyclable material.

3. Who is your personal hero and why?

My mom is my personal hero because she has been through good and bad times with me, I go to her for advice, and she’s pretty cool.

4. How do you react after a conflict occurs, and why?

I first try to regulate my emotions before trying to approach the topic again because without regulating myself, I am not able to explain everything in a calm and productive manner.

5. If you were granted 3 wishes, what would it be?

Have a fulfilling career in the future, be financially stable, and live a healthy lifestyle.

6. What would you Google about your life?

Will I ever get married? lol

7. What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

I like my motivation for things that mean a lot to me like school.

8. What's your toxic trait?

Holding my pee when there is nothing stopping me from using the restroom except my laziness to get up.

9. Would you visit the future or past?

Future

10. What are the biggest differences between you today/now and five years ago?

I have become so much more willing to try new things and get out of my comfort zone. I would tell myself five years ago to do bigger things that might’ve been intimidating for myself.

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Julian Atalit

1. Name, Year, & Major

Julian Atalit, 4th Year, Sociology w/ Psychology minor

2. If you were a luxury brand, what would it be and why?

Jordan because I wanna be like Mike, specifically the shoes, specifically the Jordan 1s.

3. Who is your personal hero and why?

BROCK PURDY!!! Only because I just watched the Niners squash the Seahawks and he has hella doubters outside of the 49ers organization but the biggest upside as to what he can do. Inspiring.

4. How do you react after a conflict occurs, and why?

It depends on the conflict, but regardless I’m always looking to patch things up and resolve issues.

5. If you were granted 3 wishes, what would it be?

I wish to have a lot of money because whoever said money can’t buy happiness is a LIAR.

Mental peace within myself because that’s always great.

Set my family up with financial success because once I get my money up, I don’t want them to worry about finances.

6. What would you Google about your life?

How much swag does julesfromthewood have? 

7. What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

I appreciate how I can recognize when my next steps in life will be, and my growth from past years

8. What's your toxic trait?

I DO NOT ASK FOR HELP WHEN I REALLY NEED IT. It’s pretty bad sometimes.

9. Would you visit the future or past?

Most definitely the future; let the past be the past.

10. What are the biggest differences between you today/now and five years ago?

I’m definitely a lot more confident about myself and charismatic when I’m around people. Five years ago I was definitely not super confident in my abilities, but now I am >:) I also know when to detach myself from things that don’t serve me and my goals in life, which is always swag.

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Erica Tam

1. Name, Year, & Major

Erica Tam, 4th Year, Psychology w/ Human Development & Education minor

2. If you were a luxury brand, what would it be and why?

I would be Kate Spade because I be dead all the time.

3. Who is your personal hero and why?

My personal hero is my ex-girlfriend, Jessica. Even though we are seperated, she was the first person that helped advocate and supported me through my self-healing journey. She was the first to get me help and made me go to my counselor (legit walked me to my appointments all the time). I would not be the person who I am or even be here without her.

4. How do you react after a conflict occurs, and why?

I try to help mediate even if I am not a part of the conflict because I try to help anyone who I can. I also don't like seeing conflict so lemme see if I can help remedy it lol.

5. If you were granted 3 wishes, what would it be?

To be financially comfortable. (Have a house, car, and be able to travel).

Be able to cook any type of food and cook it well.

Being able to foresee the future.

6. What would you Google about your life?

Where my family originally came from because my parents are telling me way too many different stories.

7. What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

How level headed I am because it helps me through rough situations even though I am overthinking on the inside

8. What's your toxic trait?

My toxic trait is either trying to help people even though it inconveniences me at times OR how I don't text or call people as much as I want to.

9. Would you visit the future or past?

I would visit the past when urbanization starts to happen. Well I also would love to see how it felt to be a boomer and being able to be a silver spoon.

10. What are the biggest differences between you today/now and five years ago?

Some of the biggest differences is that I hate the world less and that I have less anger issues. I also felt like I am less emotionally impulsive but sometimes them intrusive thoughts get to me. Truthfully, I was going through a lot and at that time, I did not know why I was going through a lot. Never had the chance to sit down with a professional and had the sit down of what was wrong with me. My parents would intervene at my appointments and reorient the appointment to be about themselves. Now that I actually know what is wrong with me physically and mentally, I can navigate through life more easily. Unfortunately I am still emotionally "broken". I can't process emotions or stress well. Like I am happy and laughing on the inside but I still don't show it at the moment. OR I can't tell I'm stressed until a lot later. Baby steps though. If I am comfortable with someone, I can show my emotions more outwardly. Trauma~ The advice I would give myself five years ago is to set boundaries even though they may hurt people you claim to love and to trust your gut. I am still learning how to do that and it is a rough path y'all. Trust issues am I right? If I was comfortable enough to set my boundaries before then I would not be having to do them now and my mental sanity would not have been greatly affected. But regardless, I still am here and alive.

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Koji Lo

1. Name, Year, & Major

Koji Lo, 4th Year, Managerial Economics w/ Psychology minor

2. If you were a luxury brand, what would it be and why?

I would be Versace because I took a buzzfeed quiz and that's what they said.

3. Who is your personal hero and why?

My personal hero would be my grandpa because he inspires me to put others before myself

4. How do you react after a conflict occurs, and why?

I tend to avoid conflict but when it does arise, I would actually not think about it till the next day as my mind usually won’t process the situation fairly right after. Then I would look back and try to figure out how the conflict occurred and what I can do to fix it.

5. If you were granted 3 wishes, what would it be?

Live a long stress-free

To eat whatever I want and not get fat

I wish the genie free

6. What would you Google about your life?

My inspirations

7. What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

My voice, people always tell me to do ASMR and be a voiceover actor.

8. What's your toxic trait?

I’m a control freak

9. Would you visit the future or past?

The past because it’s like revisiting memories, and if I go to the future and see it, it ruins the present when I already know what’ll happen next.

10. What are the biggest differences between you today/now and five years ago?

Five years ago, I was a senior in high school, yeah I’m pretty old. But I will admit, back in those days, I was always trying to get everyone around me to like me. High school was an up and down experience. I wasn’t a very popular student, like the one that everyone liked talking to or talked about in the hallways or after school, but that was kinda what I wanted to be honestly at that time. I thought I was doing something that made me unapproachable or someone people didn’t wanna be around. I only had my close knit set of like 7 or 8 friends, but that's what I loved about them and also what I realized, they liked being around me because they like who I am as a person. Nowadays I’m still the same person, in a way, but with a different mindset and attitude. I had to come to terms that not everyone out there is gonna like me. There’s always gonna be people who don’t like you or don’t vibe with you just because, and that’s not your fault that you are who you are. You don’t have to change who you are to please others who don’t understand you, because if you do, you start to lose yourself and be someone you’re not. I’ve come to terms with who I am, and I’m proud of who I am as well. So If people out there don’t like me, that’s their loss. Remember, haters are loser >:P

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Amy Nguyen

1. Name, Year, & Major

Amy Nguyen, 4th Year, International Relations & East Asian Studies

2. If you were a luxury brand, what would it be and why?

I would be Fendi because she’s classy, cute and underrated.

3. Who is your personal hero and why?

My personal hero would be my best friend Angel because she’s been with me through thick and thin for 20 years. She showed me that life-long friendship can be spontaneous and chaotic. She is my better half. The angel to my devil. Literally.

4. How do you react after a conflict occurs, and why?

I will usually take a step back and think rationally about the situation before I try to resolve it. I tend to be very short-tempered, so I know that it’s not the best for me to express my thoughts before filtering it.

5. If you were granted 3 wishes, what would it be?

My cat to grow old with me, have a job I would like to do for the rest of my life that gives me financial stability, have good health

6. What would you Google about your life?

Why is Amy such a mess?

7. What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

Attentiveness

8. What's your toxic trait?

Can’t commit 😮‍💨

9. Would you visit the future or past?

Past because I would like to reflect on the actions that lend me to become who I am today. I don’t think I would do anything to change my past though because the past should stay in the past.

10. What are the biggest differences between you today/now and five years ago?

I was a pushover with low self esteem 5 years ago. I am definitely more assertive now which can intimidate people when they first meet me. 

I would advise the me from 5 years ago to drop them fake bitches sooner. Words don’t mean shit when the actions don’t match.

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Mandy Lau

1. Name, Year, & Major

Mandy Lau, 3rd Year, Psychology

2. If you were a luxury brand, what would it be and why?

If I were a luxury brand, I would be Dior because it’s simple and basic, but still classy.

3. Who is your personal hero and why?

My personal heroes are my parents because raising me wasn’t easy and they still did it.

4. How do you react after a conflict occurs, and why?

I hate conflict so much so I try my best to avoid it. I tend to run away and hide from my problems for a while because I don’t want to deal with the problem or the emotions that come with it yet. After a while, I’ll start to think and try to look at both sides of the situation to see if I was the one in the wrong or if it was a misunderstanding.

5. If you were granted 3 wishes, what would it be?

An infinite supply of money, being able to eat food without any consequences, and to

6. What would you Google about your life?

What am I good at?

7. What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

My ability to sleep whenever, wherever, and for however long I want.

8. What's your toxic trait?

I take business days to reply to texts because I reply to them in my head and assume they got it lol.

9. Would you visit the future or past?

I would visit the past because I want to see the dinos.

10. What are the biggest differences between you today/now and five years ago?

Five years ago would’ve been 2018. I was a sophomore in high school and I’d say the biggest difference between then and now is my extrovertedness. I’m still extroverted now, but back in high school, I was way more outgoing and talkative. I was such an open book that I wouldn’t mind telling a stranger about my personal life.. Not that I had anything too interesting to say or anything to hide anyway. But nowadays, I’ve gotten more lazy to reach out to people and like to keep to myself. My self esteem and confidence, which wasn’t low to begin with, has also gone up in the past five years to the point where I feel like a narcissist sometimes. Some things I’d tell 15/16 year old year old Mandy is to worry less about others and focus on herself more, and to not compare herself to others because we’re all reaching for different things in life anyway... plus, you’re not gonna care about or even remember that random smart person in your math class anyway. Aside from that, I don’t think I’ve changed much in the past five years. I guess I hang out with different people now than I did before. I still talk to my two besties that I’ve known since middle school, hate the mornings, stay up super late, act like a little kid sometimes, complain about 60 degrees being cold, and get really loud without knowing it lol. Hitting 250 words is hard.. Uhh I feel like I dress better now. I don’t really wear glasses out anymore. Oh and I have a driver’s license now!!!...Not that I use it, but at least it’s there :3

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Audrey Pangemanan

1. Name, Year, & Major

Audrey Pangemanan, 4th Year, Psychology

2. If you were a luxury brand, what would it be and why?

If I were a luxury brand I would be YSL (Yves Saint Laurent) or Chanel. I chose these brands because I would like to describe myself as a pretty classy, somewhat sophisticated person with a bit of edge and girly-ness. Also, I do like their collections and the clothes they present are timeless, and in the future I would like to have my own collection of YSL or Chanel clothing.

3. Who is your personal hero and why?

I would say my little brother is my personal hero. Even though he’s 13 years old, I ‘d say he’s someone I could always count on and go to when I feel down. He’s someone I love and care so much about and it’s mutual. I always smile and feel happy when I’m around him, he always makes me laugh when I feel stressed.

4. How do you react after a conflict occurs, and why?

Usually, I would try to think logically and not emotionally in a conflict situation because I don’t want to waste my energy and time on something that could be solved, and also not have a mental breakdown about it. I would try to find ways and scenarios to resolve the conflict, otherwise it’ll just become out of sight out of mind for myself.

5. If you were granted 3 wishes, what would it be?

First, I wish to relieve my family from debt, because my family has struggled financially since I was born and my parents worked so hard to give my siblings and I a good life, it’s only right for my family to not stress financially. Second, I wish to get unlimited boba wherever I go, because boba is expensive now and I almost buy 2 bobas a day, so das like almost $20 per day which is insane and lowkey irresponsible. Lastly, I would wish for my family in Indonesia to be in the U.S because my parents (especially my mom) hasn’t seen their family for over 20 years and it’d be nicer to have my family in the same country as us.

6. What would you Google about your life?

I would google to see if I made an impact in people’s lives. I’m someone that has a self deprecating nature so I feel like I don’t positively impact people or is significant, so I would check if I ever did or was significant to anyone in their lives.

7. What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

My thing about myself is how well spoken I am. I’d say it’s my favorite compliment I’ve ever received by anyone (S/O to Sharon Tan) because I do like to think I know how to use words to describe my experiences and emotions to people so they could understand me as a human being.

8. What's your toxic trait?

I’d say my toxic trait is being negative about myself. Because I have tons of trauma hehe :D

9. Would you visit the future or past?

I would visit the future but not far into it. The past should always remain the past, you can’t alter the past unless you want your present to be different but so far, I feel great right now, present. I wouldn’t visit too far in the future because I don’t want to spoil the surprise for myself.

10. What are the biggest differences between you today/now and five years ago?

The difference between myself today and myself five years ago, would be that I am more well spoken and I’m able to defend myself than stay quiet. I was usually someone who was afraid to express myself because of the fear of rejection and people disliking me. I was (still but growing out of) a people pleasing person. I couldn’t help but want to be liked by others and seen as the coolest and chill person. But that had consequences. I was always on my toes about doing things for others and to be seen in that light. However, in reality, I was never able to speak for myself, and instead do things I didn’t want to do or agree with certain things. Later on in my life, I met my best friend. I’m very grateful to meet my best friend, Jesselyn, who always helped me grow out of that personality of mine and become who I am today. As corny as it sounds, she’s someone who truly accepted who I was as a human being and I can confidently say is my best friend and someone I can see stay in my life forever. She taught me that it’s okay to speak to defend myself, have my own opinions, etc. The advice I would give past me is to not be afraid of who you’re pleasing or to say no or to have a different opinion. The only person you should please is yourself and that you’re the main character of your life not other people.

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Jesselyn Sjah

1. Name, Year, & Major

Jesselyn Sjah, 5th Year, Biopsychology

2. If you were a luxury brand, what would it be and why?

Essentials. Unassuming but a pretty well known brand.

3. Who is your personal hero and why?

My dad. He works so hard without complaining and always wants to provide.

4. How do you react after a conflict occurs, and why?

I would take time to kind of internalize what just happened by myself so that I don’t lash out or speak out of line and then I would want to talk it out with the other person.

5. If you were granted 3 wishes, what would it be?

To have 20/20 vision, be a polyglot, and to always have clear skin

6. What would you Google about your life?

“Does Jesselyn ever move out of California to settle down or will she be in California forever”

7. What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

My favorite thing about myself is that I’m optimistic and try to see the best in people.

8. What's your toxic trait?

My toxic trait is that sometimes I’m selfish. Unfortunately, sometimes my ego’s too big and my mentality is “me, me, me” in that moment of time.

9. Would you visit the future or past?

Visit the past. I honestly love the 2012-2018 era so much. The various forms of entertainment like songs and tv shows were so iconic.

10. What are the biggest differences between you today/now and five years ago?

The Jesselyn from five years ago was such a different person than the Jesselyn of now (thankfully lol). Some of the biggest differences that I can see is that I am more confident with myself and my actions. I feel like the me from five years ago who was barely a legal adult (18) was just starting her journey into adulthood so a lot of things were new to her. I feel like during that time, things somewhat affected me more easily. I was much more concerned with having a core set of friends rather than being okay with being alone. I was a lot more self conscious of myself and how I acted and the actions that I did. Not that I am not self conscious now, but I definitely could care less at times for how people feel towards me if I am excited or passionate about something. The Jesselyn today is more concerned with making meaningful and deeper connections with others and making sure that everything that is done is something that I actually enjoy to do; if I do not want to do it or do not like it I would not force myself to do it. I feel like I am able to be more empathetic towards people because I have more life experience. The advice that I would give myself is to just keep going through the motions of life, even with all the setbacks and events (good and/or bad) that will be thrown your way. Also, to not be afraid to speak up.

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Syahara Dirham

1. Name, Year, & Major

Syahara Dirham, 3rd Year, NPB

2. If you were a luxury brand, what would it be and why?

If I were a luxury brand I would be Channel because it's very classy and timeless.

3. Who is your personal hero and why?

My personal hero is my mom because she has sacrificed so much for me and she is the strongest person I know.

4. How do you react after a conflict occurs, and why?

After a conflict occurs, I usually just want to be with myself so that I can process my emotions.

5. If you were granted 3 wishes, what would it be?

If I were granted 3 wishes it would be: I wish I have the ability to teleport, I wish I was a billionaire, and I wish for me and my loved ones to be healthy.

6. What would you Google about your life?

I would Google what I was like as a baby.

7. What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

My favorite thing about myself is my independence and my ability to adapt to new environments very quickly.

8. What's your toxic trait?

My toxic trait is that I avoid conflict.

9. Would you visit the future or past?

I would visit the past.

10. What are the biggest differences between you today/now and five years ago? And what advice would you give to yourself from five years ago?

5 years ago I was a sophomore in high school. Back then I was super shy and awkward and I hated going out. But now I'm the complete opposite. The advice I would give myself is: stop being so scared of what everyone thinks about you.

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Wendy Wong

1. Name, Year, & Major

Wendy Wong, 2nd Year, Human Biology

2. If you were a luxury brand, what would it be and why?

I took a quiz because to be honest I don't know many luxury brands out there, nor do I know anything about them, and I got Chanel. 'You are the quiet, elegant, and sophisticated brand that is Chanel. Unlike many other luxury brands, Chanel isn't in your face with how luxe it is - and neither are you. You prefer to let your actions and presence speak for itself rather than coming in guns blazing. It is the reason why so many choose Chanel and why so many people like you.'

3. Who is your personal hero and why?

My personal heroes are probably my parents, because being a parent is hard, and learning about their journeys from Hong Kong/Guangzhou is inspiring.

4. How do you react after a conflict occurs, and why?

I think after a conflict occurs I can get annoyed, so I write in my journal because I don't want to say something I'll regret or vent to other people without thinking it over more thoroughly.

5. If you were granted 3 wishes, what would it be?

If I was granted three wishes, the first would be infinite wishes, the second would be infinite money, and the third would be to be able to eat anything I want without gaining any weight.

6. What would you Google about your life?

I would Google how many steps I have taken in my life and how many words I have said. I'm curious.

7. What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

My favorite thing about myself is my ability to crack my back obnoxiously loudly.

8. What's your toxic trait?

My toxic trait is that I'm indecisive, so if someone makes a decision where something goes wrong it's not my fault.

9. Would you visit the future or past?

I would visit the future. I am curious as to how technology has evolved, how humor has changed, what people are famous for then, if Olivia Rodrigo has released another album, big news events, and to see where old friends are in the future.

10. What are the biggest differences between you today/now and five years ago?

The biggest difference between me now and me five years ago was how shy I was I think. I'm still extremely shy in situations where I don't really know many people, but to a lesser extent than when I was 14. I would only really talk to my close friends then, and I would like to think I've improved in that respect. I think now I am just more curious about how other people think about the world, and what they enjoy and think about, which can make it easier to talk to people. I would tell myself from the past to become a business major instead of becoming pre-med. Or maybe statistics. I kind of regret that right now. I would also tell her a pandemic was coming. I would tell her to spend more time practicing how to drive when the time came to learn it.

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Johnny Gin

1. Name, Year, & Major

Johnny Gin, 4th Year, Managerial Economics

2. If you were a luxury brand, what would it be and why?

Balenciaga. I felt a connection with them when I saw their Minecraft collab

3. Who is your personal hero and why?

My mom. Single parent and raised 3 children

4. How do you react after a conflict occurs, and why?

Think about it and wonder if I should've handled things differently

5. If you were granted 3 wishes, what would it be?

No more pain & suffering in the world

At LEAST 2.37 billion USD

Go to a Cinnabon (White Castle is also ok)

6. What would you Google about your life?

A timeline of notable events

7. What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

My legs. I like biking fast and won't hesitate to run you over

I'm also a good listener

8. What's your toxic trait?

I think I'm kinda indecisive

9. Would you visit the future or past?

Future, I visit the past enough when I can't sleep

10. What are the biggest differences between you today/now and five years ago?

I know myself a lot better than I did before. I think I've gotten better at understanding or getting a sense of other people too. I also feel really old now too, so thanks for that.