User:Honoraryhugalujah
About Me
Hi. My name is Anouk. My main, extreme obsession is Band. Other obsessions include reading, editing my userpage, and organizing random parts of the house. I once got rid of at least fifteen cubic feet of stuff from me and my brother's rooms combined. I'm an introvert, but I have a tendency to talk a lot, probably too much with friends. One of my goals is to go to either Lancaster or Saratoga before I get too old to attend CTY. Unfortunately, I'm limited to Seattle due to financial issues, so this goal isn't exactly going to be reached.
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YS LOS 15.1
Course: Examining the Evidence: EXAM
Instructors: Elicia and Mark (TA)
Hallmates: June, Leah, Alexandra, Mio, Miranda, Chia-Hua, Elise, Thuivi, Natalie, and one more whose name I forget but I know she was Korean and from Los Angeles
RA: Emily Davis
Residence Hall: Huesman
Firsts:
- First CTY
- First Powerade (nothing really all that notable happened)
Restricting my technology-deprived nine-year-old self of smartphone use is NOT a good idea. Apparently my RA thought otherwise. She made a bunch of new rules meant for me but made the entire hall obey them too, making me really unpopular. I didn't get the impression that my Instructor or TA liked me either.
YS PAL 16.1
Course: The Renaissance: RENS
Instructors: Kurt and Zach (TA)
Hallmates: Makayla, Carrie, Grace, Jennifer, Anne, Lila, Chloe, Natalie, Sunny, and Stephanie, who never showed up.
RA: Dara Homer
Residence Hall: Roble
Firsts:
- First Starbucks
- First Jamba Juice (because most people, for some reason, find this shocking)
I didn't have a very strong bond with my hallmates here either since they mostly spent all their time in a room staring at a screen, watching YouTube or playing video games or posting on musical.ly or whatever. Since I didn't have a device and wasn't "cool", I was excluded from this group and spent most of my time holed up in my room, reading and binge-eating jelly beans (what a healthy, balanced diet). All my friends were in another hall that resided in the wing across from mine and we didn't find each other until the second week during activities.
SUN 17.2
Course: Principles of Engineering Design: EGRD
Instructors: David and Melissa (TA)
Official Hallmates: Aileen, Chris, Brianda, Georgette, Mariana, May, Selina, Wendy, Stephanie, Nina, Karen, and Alina
Unofficial Hallmates: Sophie, Elise, Katherine, Judy, and Alma
Official RA: Genesis Palacios
Unofficial RA: Sofi Halpin
Residence Hall: Campion
Firsts:
- First Non-Baby CTY
- First performance in Talent Show
- First ISO
- Two RAs and two halls!
I actually did qualify for IS CTY, but chose to take a CAA course instead since it was the only option that I liked. The other course I could have taken was INBS, but I tend to get queasy around dissections. The situation with my official hall was the same as the year before: They spent the vast majority of their free time on their devices or talking about things that didn't interest me. I made friends with members of Sofi's hall instead and finally discovered the real reason why I'd continued to attend CTY. I still have PCTYD and it doesn't look like it's going to go away anytime soon.
