User:Honoraryhugalujah
About Me
Hi! My name is Anouk. My main 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 sites on the west coast due, mostly due to transportation issues (there are no flights to any east coast sites except for Baltimore, unfortunately), so this goal isn't exactly going to be reached.
Sites
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. She was Korean and from Los Angeles.
RA: Emily Davis
Residence Hall: Huesman
Firsts:
- First CTY
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, so THAT was fun for everyone.
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. Stephanie never showed up.
RA: Dara Homer
Residence Hall: Roble
Firsts:
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. (Gee, what a healthy, balanced diet.) All my friends were in Tamar's hall, which in the wing across from mine. 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. I made friends with members of Sofi's hall instead and finally discovered the real reason why I'd continued to attend CTY. Definitely coming back as many summers as possible.
