Q&A Responses
Where are you from?
I have such a hard time answering this question lol. To me, it is so unnecessarily formidable because I have moved around so much growing up—yet I get that it’s innocuous. Usually, home is between New York, Claremont, and Shanghai—my answer depends on who is asking. If I’m feeling especially facetious home is wherever there is wifi.
What’s your favorite cuisine? Italian. I think that’s an easy one to love.
What’s your favorite TV show/movie?
I don’t really watch any TV shows or movies unless I am with friends. If I had to pick, it would be the “Enigma Game” featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, where they develop the first-ever computer prototypes called Turing machines, to crack the Nazi code and win WWII. The combination of diversely erudite characters, suspense and moral complexity makes for a captivating film. Every time I watch it, there are so many things that I have not picked up on before. As somewhat of a STEM-girly I also deeply admire both the beauty and wits of Elizabeth Bennett, the only woman on the code-cracking team, and aspire to be like her.
Do you do any sports?
Does dance count? Lol. In college, I was a part of Groove Nation, the hip-hop dance team of the Claremont Colleges. I have actively danced for 13 years of my life. That’s the only sport I can claim to be somewhat good at. Otherwise, I’m decent at tennis/squash, swimming, and skiing. Does playing air-hockey/ping-pong drunk with friends count as a sport if we are hyper-competitive with each other??? Someone let me know!
What’s your favorite food? Mangoes!! I love mangoes! I am a big foodie so I love everything, and it’s so hard to pick. But my favorite fruit would be mangoes!
Which Harry Potter house are you?
I don’t know anymore! I used to be a Ravenpuff—a combination of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff (I can’t decide) but now I think I might be the most peculiar combination of Slytherpuff i.e. Hufflepuff and Slytherin. I don’t even know how it is possible haha.
Who are your role models?
I have so many and none at the same time. What I want to do in the future nobody has done in the past before, so I cannot look up to a ‘role model’ in that way. As for people I greatly respect and admire, there are a plethora. Some include my parents, Amal Clooney, Princess Diana, Kate Middleton, Audrey Hepburn, and more recently Lizzo—I just love the message she sends out to empower young women. Business-wise, I really like Warren Buffet. Solid guy, good character, and incredible investor.