Stratton Xpressions

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

Sally Wu, Third Year Psychology & Human Development, San Francisco

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

Getting Mcdonald’s soft serve with my dad before dinner, it was like our little secret.

3. What’s stopping you?

Money, mostly. And the fear of being judged… but you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

Putting myself through college!

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

What I’m meant to do with my life

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

n/a (Bridgit Mendler)

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

I didn’t grow up celebrating birthdays, so probably the same way I’d spend my ideal day! I’d start by walking my dog in the morning by the beach or on a calm trail, getting brunch with my best friends, then splurging on a nice dinner before a cozy movie night indoors.

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

Sushi! but with no raw fish sry

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

Decorating your home/room on a budget and doing rent-friendly home improvement projects! I think it’s so important to make your space YOURS and you don’t need a lot to do so.

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

A memory that stands out with my closest friend took place during a road trip we impulsively decided to take one summer. We were both stressed from school, so we packed snacks, created a playlist, and drove to the coast without a detailed plan. The trip was filled with unexpected detours: getting lost on scenic backroads, singing at the top of our lungs to our favorite songs, and stopping at a small-town diner where we had a heartfelt conversation about our future hopes and fears. That trip was a perfect mix of adventure, vulnerability, and laughter, exemplifying the core of our friendship.

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

Brendan Lin, third year CDM major

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

KN95 black masks and monster energy

3. What’s stopping you?

Someone told me I give good advice :)

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

Horror. Let me be the dumbass character that gets killed first

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

Tattoo even though I am probably getting one soon.

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

Smart food white chedder popcorn and skipping class

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

Playing games and losing track of time with Edwin Wu :)

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

学雪花飘飘北风啸啸，天地一片苍茫， 一剪寒梅傲立雪中，只为伊人飘香

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

Sonny Angels are overrated and midparts blow

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

Christian (CJ) Carino, Psychology, Vallejo

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

Crying at the mall because I had to take a picture on Santa's lap.

3. What’s stopping you?

Nothing, I'm unstoppable.

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

My professional work ethic.

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

What is your favorite color?

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

my ex

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

getting all my responsibilities delegated to people that can do a great job at it.

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

Chicken katsu/bbq

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

Resumes and recruiting

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

5th Year Psychology Major (B.A), Minors in Education & Sociology

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

When I was selling goods for an elementary school fundraiser, my uncle ordered white chocolate covered pretzels that I couldn’t resist. I ate like half the box before I could deliver it to him. When he opened the box at a family party to see half of it gone I was so embarrassed as if he wasn’t going to notice.

3. What’s stopping you?

Self-doubt, my fear of judgement from others, of rejection, and of failure.

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

I’m proud that through all of my life’s hardships, I have remained a genuine and authentic person. I have made mistakes, I haven’t loved every version of myself, but my love for others and community has always remained.

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

When, how, and why will aliens reveal themselves?

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

NLE Choppa

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

Spending time with friends in nature, connecting and having great conversations, and just having fun being away from our responsibilities

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

Acai bowls

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

Squishies - foam fidgets that are realistically shaped like food

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

Katelynn Phy, 3rd Year Psychology and Human Development Major, San Jose 

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

When I was 4 years old, I almost drowned in the pool. To this day I still don’t know how to swim. 

3. What’s stopping you?

Money is stopping me because if I had money I would be able to freely do so many things, such as travel, buy food, buy smiskis, etc.

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

I’m proud of my resilience because no matter what I’ve been through in my life, I always push through and strive to be the best version of myself for me and the people around me. 

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

I would like to know What happens after death? I’m very curious about more specifically where our mind goes.

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

Mark Lee

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

My ideal birthday would be spending time with my close friends and family. It wouldn’t be my birthday if I didn’t end up crying. 

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

I would choose kimchi fried rice because I could customize it every time I make it.

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

A niche interest is watching competitive baking shows. I feel like I’ve watched almost all the baking shows on netflix. 

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

A memory of my closest friends is when we reconnected after being apart from each other as we all went to different colleges in different areas. Not only did the distance make it difficult, however all of us each had our own busy lives to take care of, balancing busy schedules, new responsibilities, and new friendships. It would naturally be hard to stay in touch. Nevertheless, when we finally met up with each other, it felt like nothing had changed at all. We picked up where we left off, sharing stories about our time in college, all our troubles and struggles and our dreams and aspirations. 

What made the moment so special was the deep mutual understanding we shared, even though we all were living separate lives from each other. The changes in our lives-new friends, different experiences, new challenges-didn’t matter as much because we had this foundation of support and a bond built over the years that was always there, no matter how far apart or busy we get. We didn’t need to explain ourselves or give excuses as we just understood each other. 

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

Elson Wong, 3rd Year, Math Major, San Mateo

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

My earliest childhood memory is when I dropped a hot dog with ketchup and mustard on my sleeve and started crying in the school cafeteria in pre-school.

3. What’s stopping you?

I’m poor

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

I’m proud of how fast I type

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

“Dinosaur?”

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

Ziggs

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

I would spend my ideal birthday with my friends and family. We would do fun activities like bowling or golf together all day.

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

eWatermelon

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

Scrolling through Facebook marketplace for cars that I can’t afford

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

Welton Czhang, 3rd Year, Animal Science, San Gabriel

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

the earliest childhood memory i have is when i was 3 years old and my mom sat my older brother brandan and i to take a photo with her digital camera. she would keep a photo album of pictures (consisting only of my older brother haha) but i remember she wanted me in the photo and kept trying to get my attention to look into the camera !! i was playing with this small cute baby bracelet so i was distracted, but eventually i did look directly at the lens. most of the times i don’t know where to look at in a photo, but i very clearly remember looking directly back into the big camera staring back at me. i smiled too!! proof of that is captured in the photo that she printed out and hung on the closet doorr. it’s a very cute picture and i cherish it sm bc ion hav much other baby photos of me

3. What’s stopping you?

myself. as much as ion like to admit it, i am not always at my best or immune to everything that happens to me. i can bat an eye at sumn n dismiss it, but the issue will still remain. and that is something unavoidable. its always a problem i cant disclose to other ppl bc it is an internal struggle that i deal wit and only i will understand. this is why i feel closed off sometimes when it comes to telling other ppl what is currently upsetting me, bc it genuinely is not sumn that the words of another could fix. some days are harder than others, n its hard for me to get up and change the thing bothering me jus bc i already deal wit a lot and i am at a total loss when i cant immediately fix a problem in minutes. some days, i jus wan to bask and feel the weight of it all. but i sit back up eventually and take care of it. i never rlly stop the hustle for too long

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

im not rlly proud of anything, but i am fond of the fact that one can accomplish anything that they set their minds to. i would say i am very hardworking so that any task can jus be a task set as the current objective or for the near future, and make my way through a lot of hoops and bounds to get to the final destination before planning towards another goal. thinking like this makes everything seem doable, no matter the difficulty

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

does the world revolve around me? i feel like im reading a film reel. life moves like im flipping through the pages of a book. it all comes together, yet so slowly. as if the words are falling in place and writing themselves. i think i hav already died and i am experiencing the looongest flashback possible rn as i relive everything, or maybe i hav been put into a memory of mine as i reconstruct and arrange the storyline where i live an outcome not yet explored. im doing things differently this time around 😌

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

im not like this 😭😭 ion crush on ppl.. SAD but the ppl will not hear from me ab how freaky i amm !!

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

oh em gee. how would i?? well of course wit the ppl i lov so all my friends, and also cats (hopefully they are mine, or pets my friends bring over !!) i wan to take sm cute pics of not jus me but wit everyone and i wan everyone to feel like they had the best time ever and not bc they are celebrating the special occasion ! we either cook food tgt or eat out for all meals of the day and go well into the night laughing, exchanging stories, and enjoying the one day of the year where all my friends are in one place. the ideal is surrounded by everyone who ive ever gotten the chance to kno and care for, n even if i jus hav that n only that is okay 😌😌

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

OKAY. so i definitely got nerfed wit this questionn n maybe you’re expecting me to say watermelons but ACT i will say waffles, bc they are >>> yummier than pancakes, hav fun grids on em, and taste yummy n are super cool and awesome. so yeah waffles, i lov waffles YURR

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

freak. so basically i lov how every show, movie, book EVER has an expansive compelling story created by authors or producers with i m a g i n a t i o n so that everything can be enjoyed by any one audience. im not going to nerd out on any series specifically, but my niche interest is learning ab diff series by consuming the material itself, or hearing ab it from other ppl so i can talk to them ab their interests :) i like hearing what ppl hav to say ab things they like ! one takeaway i always wan to carry wit me n the world to kno ab me is being someone knowledgeable on any sort of topic so that i can hav conversations wit anyone who happens to be discussing fictional or nonfictional works. i’ll be like oh! are you guys talking ab ragtime, one of the precursors to the origin of jazz 😃😃 what made you start listening to buddy bolden ?? things like that

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

James Lau, 4th Year, Man Econ, Oakland, CA

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

Being called “American Boy” in China for a straight month when I was 4.

3. What’s stopping you?

Myself.. And money

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

Raving,…. And finally finding something to aim for after college ig. That's something, and raving. I like lasers.

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

What is the most important thing in my life?

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

(Her)

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

Idk my birthday is a curse so just lemme rave with people I care about

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

Jerk chicken

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

Raccoons and Cologne

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

Tony Zhong, 4th Year Managerial Economics, double-minor in Technology Management and Communication from Huadu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

Getting no huzz

3. What’s stopping you?

My height

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

Jobs not finished, nun to be proud of

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

When will the 49ers win a Super Bowl like please I can’t wait any longer

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

Rosé from Blackpink and lwk like used to have a crush on Lucy Heartfilia from Fairytail

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

A premium AYCE sushi meal + concert

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

Tacos Tacos Tacos

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

Trying new oatmeal shakes from the brand oatsovernight (I don’t even like oatmeal but this brand is fire y’all should try it!)

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

Amy Gonzalez, 5th Year, Managerial Economics Major, Technology Management, Communications, and Data in Society triple minors, from the Bay Area

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

One I can remember in full detail: I remember having a terrible eye allergy reaction, it was so bad I couldn’t open my eyes and it was on the last day of preschool. Instead of going to school, I was taken to urgent care and of course, my teachers surprised the class with a water park extravaganza that day ;-;

3. What’s stopping you?

Something stopping me at the moment is my inability to walk without crutches since I recently got injured haha!

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

I am pretty proud of myself for getting to college and seeing it through as I am first generation!

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

Are you okay?

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

Kakashi Hatake or Dominic Fike

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

With the people I value the most, doing something fun!

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

Asada fries

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

411 cases and Human physiology

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

A favorite friend memory I have is staying up all night on top of the Hutchison parking structure to watch the sunrise! It was two of my friends and myself, we spent the entire night BLASTING music with my speaker, paying uno, talking about the most random things ever, finally seeing the sunrise, then going to the dorms and knocking out. This was probably one of the best college memories I have because it was so random, impulsive, and grounding. I share a lot of similar interests with these two individuals, and it was awesome bonding with them. Overall, this experience was grounding as I finally felt accepted for being me.

I value friendship a lot. I feel like it is very important for someone to have some type of connection and support in one way or another. At the very least, friendships allow for momentary distractions which is also pretty valuable.

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

I am Brandon Vu, a second year NPB major from San Jose.

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

This is gonna be lowkey kinda foul, but I think I remember it so well for a reason. My earliest childhood memory is at this Lutheran preschool I went to. Every day we would be forced to go to mass. Now I am Catholic, not Lutheran, and also I was like 4, so nothing that happened was processed by my brain. All I can remember is that it was a pretty dark room and that they would give us pennies to donate to the church? I think it was to train us for when we actually had money. But us…being 4, just sucked on those pennies (and maybe ate them 😳), so I think it was a bad idea to give us coins lol 😭

3. What’s stopping you?

I believe what’s stopping me is just a fear of change. I like consistency, consistency is comfortable. If you hide in a box, you never know what dangers await you outside. Now this is very limiting. It’s even hard to walk up to people sometimes because I don’t want to be a burden, I don’t want them to disrupt anything they’re doing, because that would be me introducing change to them, disruption is change.

However, if you hide in a box, you’ll also never know what else you’re missing out there. When I do manage to crawl out of that box, it is scary sometimes, but it is also when I have the most fun, unique experiences. So despite what’s stopping me, I’m trying to stop it…from stopping me lol. I love this question, thank you Chrinny and Lauren for writing this. ❤️

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

One thing about myself that I am proud of is doing weekly check-ins with my friends every week. Now I may miss a few people every once in a while, but I think it’s just really nice to catch up with people every week, especially since I’m not able to see/call them every week either. It’s a simple thing that I think goes a long way. It’s nice to see what they’re up to, how they’re feeling, the adventures they go on. Especially since some things are not meant/comfortable to be said publicly, it’s cozy to have the opportunity to talk about stuff like that. It helps me be more social and active with my friendships.

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

If I could have any one question answered truthfully, I think it would be the question below this one “who is your celebrity crush?” I think it’s just such a fun question and it doesn’t really do much harm. It’s not super invasive, but you can still learn a lot about somebody from it. Now I don’t know why people would be dishonest about it in the first place, or if they ever would be, but maybe it’ll make people remember their answers better.

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

Oh girl that list is way too long to list 😳. I had a long think about this before while I was talking to Ella, and I believe I came up with a definitive list for the time being. I was planning to only list a few of them, but I’ll list all 25 >:) (the joke is on me because I’ll have to set up the tumblr page with my dumb long answers 😵‍)

So without further ado in no particular order (last updated in November 2024)

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

Glen Powell 

Dev Patel 

Florence Pugh 

Manny Jacinto 

Jessica Henwick 

Diego Luna 

Iman Vellani 

William Jackson Harper 

Janelle Monae 

Pedro Pascal

Adria Arjona

Andrew Garfield

Ana de Armas 

Ke Huy Quan

Karen Fukuhara

Will Poulter 

Ayo Edebiri 

Harvey Guillen 

Geraldine Vishwanathan 

Daniel Radcliffe 

Isabela Merced

Karan Soni 

Katy O’Brian 

Willem Dafoe 

Good luck me in January trying to format this on tumblr :D

note from january: wasn't that bad 🤷‍♀️ also this list is outdated and i refuse to fix it 😤

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

Oh oh! I’ve actually been planning for my next birthday! My birthday is on January 17th. Fortunately for me, PADDINGTON IN PERU RELEASES ON MY BIRTHDAY 🥳. I absolutely love that little bear. I think Paddington 2 is the pinnacle of human creation. My plan is to get my best friend and we’re gonna watch it and then we’re gonna grab Tims? and Davis Creamery afterwards. I think I enjoy nice simple things like this, I don’t need something huge, just to have a nice time. Also Severance season 2 premieres on my birthday and I love that show. 

note from january: paddington 3 was delayed a MONTH and MY BIRTHDAY WAS ON GRILLING

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

If I had to choose a food like that, I would choose banana bread. Bread would be too boring of an answer for this question and I’m allergic to bananas. I honestly can’t think of anything else because bananas is one of my favorite words. Now you may be asking…Brandon wouldn’t you be allergic to banana bread?? This is a true statement. The last time I had banana bread back in 2020, I had an allergic reaction. Now my allergies aren’t deadly and should only happen if I eat raw/unprocessed bananas, and it is possible that the banana slices on top were the reason why I had a reaction…but I love banana bread the few times I had it. This is a huge gamble because this could lead to me just dying, but I think it’s worth it for banana bread 😤.

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

This is going to get unbelievably nerdy but the one niche interest I have that I must share with the world is the enlightenment of Gwenpool. You may be thinking to yourself “a pink girl deadpool? Pass 🙄” NO. You don’t understand. I used to be one of you. But then I picked up The Unbelievable Gwenpool by Christopher Hastings and Gurihiru. It’s a really cute, really fun book about this girl from our world who gets sucked into the world of Marvel Comics. She learns the importance of self worth and how even if it feels like everything you do is inconsequential to the grand scheme of things, it is still important to someone. It’s both a metacommentary on comics and also a commentary on existentialism that everyone should read! Now someone buy me the gwenpool skin on fortnite. I don’t play it but I want it 😤

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

My closest friend is a girly pop named Grace. We have been friends since high school, being partners in Speech and Debate and hanging out all the time. And coincidentally just ended up at the same college together. Last year, we went on a lot of late night walks, ice cream runs, and dinners at Tim’s. It was a lot of fun.

Since school started this year, it had been a while since we were able to hang out just by ourselves. Last time was in September during the summer; school has had us sooooo busy. Especially because we live on opposite sides of Davis, it’s been very difficult to coordinate things.

Last week she was like “hey do you wanna grab lunch or something?” and of course I said yes. So we journeyed downtown in search of food. We were catching up, you know the usual. You gotta build up. And then we stumbled into Boheme’s. I wanted to see the halloween stuff. We ended up in this crafts nook of the store. Everything in this was hella cute, leather jackets, other types of jackets (I don’t know fabrics/clothing lol) and they were all super reasonably priced. We were too broke to buy anything real but we did start digging through the stickers for…a good while lol. We were helping each other find cute stickers for each other’s friends.

We then went to Davis Noodle City and had a lovely meal with a good yap sesh. Obviously what is said in the yap sesh stays in the yap sesh, but I think just the wide variety of emotions that went through the yap sesh was really nice. It was goofy, it was silly, and sometimes it was serious and provocative. We then went to Davis Creamery and got a flight of Matcha, Pumpkin Chai, Avocado Coconut, and Vanilla Caramel Latte. It was absolutely transcendent. Just a lovely lovely day with my best friend.

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

Charleen Madayag, 4th year Molecular & Medical Microbiology, and Manteca, CA.

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

Being an ipad kid on the living room floor.

3. What’s stopping you?

My laziness and not being able to wake up early, I waste a lot of time just bed rotting when I could be applying to jobs :(

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

I’m proud that I am able to persevere and stay persistent (or I’m just stubborn).

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

Am I going to have my dream house?

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

Shay Mitchell and Nueve Lio

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

With my close family and friends in my backyard, a fire in the middle of us, and we’re talking about past memories at night.

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

Mangos (my first name is Mariah).

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

I’m obsessed with Howl’s Moving Castle. I would match the book to movie scenes in my free time and I know almost everything about the movie.

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

A memory with my closest friend was when we went on our first trip to San Diego together. Overall, it was a fun experience going to the beach, her getting a tattoo, eating good food, and just exploring a new environment with someone you consider your closest person. Though, the most memorable part was the fact that we were finally doing the plans we dreamt of when we were kids. It was definitely a surreal experience being so young and planning different trips with my best friend, thinking these times were going to be far in the future, and then finally being able to travel to places we only saw online as an adult together.

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

Colleen McKenna Psychology Tracy

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

My earliest childhood memory is being at preschool.

3. What’s stopping you?

I am stopping myself.

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

I am proud of how I take care of myself and my boundaries.

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

When am i gonna die

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

NA

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

At the beaCh with a big sandwich and a coke

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

Chicken

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

My fav show is rick n morty

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

aii, I am Bryannarenee Pulido. I am a 4th year Communication major and Technology Management minor. I am from Bakersfield, California.

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

I literally cannot recall my earliest childhood memory. 😭

3. What’s stopping you?

Ermmm not saying no more :p

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

Something I am proud of is making it this far as a first generation latina.

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

Who would you choose in a room full of people that you have ever built a connection with?

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

DPR IANNNNN

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

My ideal birthday is spending it with my family and friends.

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

I would eat burritos or bolillos.

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

I like to listen to true crime podcasts. At one point, I wanted to be a forensic scientist.

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

 Madison Liang, 3rd year, Design & Communication majors, LA (arcadia)

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

um idk if i can remember my earliest but I remember putting on puppet shows with my sister and role playing as Gunther and Tinka from Shake it Up

3. What’s stopping you?

idk. what is stopping me? ig myself. my lack of determination

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

I'm proud of the way that my parents see me.

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

how would i be able to expand my dogs' life spans so that they could live as long as humans

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

peeta mellark from the hunger games specifically. not josh hutcherson

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

boating somewhere jaw-droppingly beautiful, eating my favorite foods with the people that i love

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

mango sticky rice

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

i have a very strong fascination for sharks and the ocean (specifically the mysteries of the ocean and the creatures living in there)

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

Nathan Galedo, 4th Year Aerospace Engineering, Vallejo

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

I used to live in San Francisco at the time, and I remember walking with my grandma to the local Pacific Super, just to get gummi choco or mini m&ms just before the checkout, and I’d watch the m&m container go on the circular conveyor belt. I also miss the smell of everything too, as far as Asian supermarket smells go, the fish and dewy smell, very nostalgic, and I miss it.

3. What’s stopping you?

Nothing really!

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

I’m proud of how far I’ve come to be more confident in myself towards others.

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

Can’t think much of one very well, but if I were to be asking this to myself, I would ask am I happy?

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

Can’t really think of one. But, I’m just gonna lob Arden Cho.

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

I would spend my ideal birthday by driving up to Bodega Bay with family and/or friends, listening to Kings of Convenience, buying bags of oysters, lemon, and tabasco, heading to our airbnb, listening to jazz music, sitting on the patio, and I’ll have a cake from a French patisserie. Dream birthday would be different, but this, this is ideal.

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

A Napoleon, a flaky puff pastry filled with custard and or pastry cream. #1.

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

Not that niche, but my interest in van life, I think that’s kind of cool. Like the videos you see of people living in a decked out Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and being able to camp all around the world and live in it, with pull-out tables and awnings, lavish interior, cool amenities, and travelling across the coast, or even doing road trips in Europe, I would want to share that with someone.

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

1. Name, Year, Major, and Hometown

Sean Vincent Batoon 4th Year. Design Major Tech Management Minor Hometown : Pacifica CA

2. What is your earliest childhood memory? 

I broke my arm dancing on a chair as a baby.

3. What’s stopping you?

The idea of failure, money, and being comfortable.

4. What is something about yourself that you’re proud of?

Being able to be me and not be ashamed of what other people think about me.

5. If you could have any one question answered truthfully, what would it be?

6. Who is your celebrity/fictional crush? 

Hanni Pham. next question.

7. How would you spend your ideal birthday? 

Surrounded by friends and loved ones.

8. What food that starts with the first letter of your name would you only eat for the rest of your life?

Sandwich, because I can use different ingredients for my sandwich.

9. What’s one niche interest you have that you must share with the world?

Making trap beats. Shoutout @ prod.sbeezy

10. What is a memory with your closest friend and how does it exemplify your friendship together and how you value friendship as a whole (250 words minimum)

Last year, a close friend of mine went through a particularly rough patch due to some family issues and work stress. Knowing this friend needed support, I made it a point to be available. Often, this meant just listening. This friend isn't someone who opens up easily, but they know they can trust me, so little by little, they began to share their feelings and frustrations.

I remember one evening when my friend called, sounding more disheartened than usual. We decided to sit together and just talk. By sharing my experiences and troubles to show how imperfect I was, my friend expressed feelings of uncertainty about difficulties at home. Although I couldn't solve their problems, I listened attentively, offered empathy, and sometimes advice when it seemed right. I reminded them of their strengths and the challenges they had overcome in the past, trying to bolster their confidence.

After that we became a lot more closer on a deeper level regarding our personal issues. I believe these consistent, small gestures of making myself available and showing I cared helped my friend feel less isolated. By being a stable presence during an unstable time, I hoped to give them a sense of continuity and normalcy.