- Hey, how are you?
- Miranda, hi.
What are you doing right now?
- I'm about to go to the Campus Center.
- Cool. How long have you been here at Smith?
- I've been here for about a month, I'm a first year. [laughs]
- And where are you from?
- I'm from New York City.
- What is your favorite TV show that's currently on?
-That's currently on, I love Jane the Virgin.
- Best dining hall at Smith?
- Okay I would say that Lamont is my go to, we have a Talbot table there
which is always a really fun bit of community,
but Hubbard by far has the best pastries.
- So far, what's been the hardest thing
about your first month in college?
- I definitely miss coming home to my cat everyday
and just having him like sit on my lap while I do my homework
but thankfully there are lots of people to give hugs to here.
- What's the cat's name?
- My cat's name is Iceman.
- Favorite season?
- My favorite season is spring.
- What is the last photograph that you took?
- Oh the last photograph I took I think it was a picture of one of my friends.
- What are you listening to right now, as in music?
- I'm listening to this really great band called Girl Pool.
They're actually performing here next month with another great band Porches,
so I'm gonna go see them with some friends.
- Do you have a job on campus?
- I do. I actually work at the Campus Center cafe one night a week.
I'm also the student coordinator for special events at the President's House
and I work some spot serving jobs there as well.
- Three people dead or alive that you'd like to have dinner with?
- Michelle Obama, I love her, she's amazing.
Danny Meyers, I want to go into the restaurant industry.
I think he's a really amazing restaurateur
and he's done a lot of really great things in the industry.
And I guess the third person would have to be
Yayoi Kusama,
she is this really amazing artist
and she's done all this really groundbreaking work.
Most recently she's done some infinity rooms here in the States.
- Do you play an instrument?
- I don't play an instrument
unless you count playing the ukelele really really badly.
- If you could master any instrument what would it be?
- I would master the piano.
I think it's a really versatile instrument.
- What has your favorite class been so far this semester?
- Right now I'm in this really amazing lecture called
the "Emergence of China."
And we're learning about everything in Chinese history,
starting with Neolithic cultures in China,
which I knew nothing about before and are super, super interesting.
And I had no idea that bronze was so important in ancient Chinese history, now I do.
- What's a book that you've read multiple times?
- Harry Potter.
I love Harry Potter, it's my go-to.
I brought the first Harry Potter book to college with me actually.
It's just like a little bit of home and my childhood.
- What's a cause that's close to your heart?
- A cause that's really close to my heart
is refugee rights, especially in our current state of affairs.
- Dogs or cats?
- Cats.
- Coffee or tea?
- Coffee.
- Last gift that you gave to a friend?
- Coffee actually. [Laughs]
- Do you have an intended major here?
- Right now I'm thinking of maybe doing a History, English, SWAG, or a Jewish Studies major.
- Is there a skill that you wish that you had?
- I wish that
I could speak all the languages in the world.
- What's something that you learned recently that really surprised you?
- Right now in my intro to Jewish Studies class
we are learning about, the theme is food in food ways
and so we went on a trip to this place called Abundance Farm nearby.
And I had no idea that they were growing fresh food
that anybody could come and pick.
And that they were making donations to a food bank nearby.
It's just a really amazing place.
- Help yourself to whatever you're getting in the Campus Center.
- Thank you so much!
- We really appreciate it.
- Have a great day!
- Bye!