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Post by danieljudd on Apr 19, 2022 7:20:04 GMT
Interview with Active Nathan Klassen - Quota 1
Today I met with Nathan at the Anderson Courtyard. We talked about International Relations and how niche the field is. We also discussed potential future career options that we would both be interested in, and what UCLA was like online. Before we left I learned more about the IDS And Global Studies majors and got a few class recommendations. I really enjoyed talking to Nathan and am excited to see what he ends up doing with the International Relations career!
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Post by danieljudd on Apr 20, 2022 0:09:46 GMT
Interview with Active Cia Evangelio- Quota 1
This morning I met up with Cia, together we talked about a lot of our shared high school experiences. Both of us were in Speech and Debate and we are both interested in chess. We spoke about her future career goals and about the internship that they had over the summer. We ended up finishing our interview speaking about shared video game interests and talked about the South park video game franchise. Overall I greatly enjoyed talking to Cia.
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Post by danieljudd on Apr 20, 2022 0:13:38 GMT
Interview with Active David Hernandez - Quota 1
I met up with David Hernandez outside of Ackerman. We spoke about his experiences with Justice Corps, and what is was like becoming a member of the program. We also talked about UniCamp, specifically what the program was and how the summer portion of it worked. I had a fun time talking about the LA Rams since David had an internship with them and we talked about sports for a while as well. I enjoyed talking to David, and am looking forward to speaking again soon.
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Post by danieljudd on Apr 20, 2022 0:17:14 GMT
Interview with Active Elaine Kim - Quota 1
Today I had an insightful conversation with Elaine. We spoke about the pledging process, big/littles, and academic goals of ours for the future. Later we moved on to speaking about furrys, a podcast she records with friends, red flags, and the movie Everyone, everywhere, all at once. I really enjoyed getting to know Elaine better and am looking forward to listening to her podcast later tonight!
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Post by danieljudd on Apr 20, 2022 0:23:16 GMT
Interview with Active Ricky Fu- Quota 1
While interviewing Ricky we got to talk about our shared interest in International Relations and International Business. It was interesting to speak about our shared interest in speaking multiple languages and spoke a bit about Teaching for America. I had fun talking with Ricky about the gym and sports, specifically the NY Giants football team as well. I look forward to speaking with Ricky again.
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Post by danieljudd on Apr 26, 2022 2:27:11 GMT
Interview with Active Kylie Nakamoto - Quota 2
I had a great interview with Kylie today outside of Kerkhoff Coffeehouse. We started speaking about both being shared co chairs of fundraising, and Kylie gave me some great ideas for fundraising for us to hit quota. We also talked about her job at Kerkhoff and the best coffee orders to get. Halfway though the interview my big Eric showed up and checked in with us to say hi which was very fun! I also talked with Kylie about the pledging process and asked her about any fun stories she had about Eric. I had a really fun talk with Kylie and look forward to speaking again soon!
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Post by danieljudd on Apr 26, 2022 2:41:28 GMT
Interview with Active Mihir Rai- Quota 2
I had a great time meeting up with Mihir today at the Study. We started talking about his legal internship at Tenants Law Firm he told me about how it was remote and how he really liked it. Mihir also recommended that I tried to apply for the same internship, I think I might try to do that as soon as I have time. After talking about his internship we started talking about Minecraft for a while. We both played on Hypixel and Mineplex, so we bonded over playing bedwars and a bunch of other mini games in the past. Lastly, we talked about our family gathering next weekend. I am looking forward to seeing Mihir soon and maybe playing some Minecraft together during family time.
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Post by danieljudd on Apr 26, 2022 8:13:23 GMT
Interview with Active Jacob Chau- Quota 2
Today I had an absolutely incredible conversation with Jacob. We ended up meeting at 10:45 pm at the study as a last minute interview. I had so much fun talking to Jacob, I never had to bring up my interview questions or have any awkward pauses, the entire time we were talking and I felt like we really clicked. We talked about the pledging process, retreat, and about our email interaction prior to the interview. We bonded about being in the same family and being co-littles. Before we realized it was almost 12 am and we had to say good bye to each other, before leaving I wished Jacob the best of luck with his ACL surgery tomorrow. I had a really fun time talking with Jacob, and I can't wait to speak with him again sometime soon!
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Post by danieljudd on Apr 26, 2022 22:58:03 GMT
Interview with Active Caroline Hsu- Quota 2
Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Caroline with my fellow pledge brother Aliza. I really enjoyed hearing more about Caroline's insanely impressive writing experiences. We talked about one of her papers and I got to hear more about the inside sotry behind what happened leading to the ugly breakup which the essay was written about. I am really impressed by Caroline, throughout our interview I learned that she wrote and published a book that will be out available to the public in 2024. We also had a great time talking about the pledge process and the PFC. I really enjoyed my conversation with Caroline, and I look forward to speaking with her again sometime soon!
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Post by danieljudd on Apr 26, 2022 23:08:19 GMT
Interview with Active Narek Shakelian- Quota 2
I had a great interview with Narek yesterday. We spoke about our shared experiences with coming from different countries, comparing differences. We also spoke more about Armenia and I was surprised to see that there were a lot of similarities with Russian culture. We also spoke about the pledge process and he gave me some advice on how to get through it easier. Finally we talked about mock trial for a little bit, and he encouraged me to have some more fun with it. I had a fun time talking with Narek, and I hope to talk to him again soon!
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Post by danieljudd on Apr 26, 2022 23:20:37 GMT
Interview with Active Aya Cohen- Quota 2
Today I had a very fun meeting with Aya. I told her that I had heard about her podcast during my interview with Elaine and we talked about that for a while, once again I was fascinated by all the topics covered in that short one hour podcast. We also spoke about the stresses of pledging and she gave me some advice on how to make the best of the quarter. We also talked about Sexperts and her involvement in a lot of other organizations on campus. I was impressed to see how she was able to manage so many clubs and organizations all at the same time. I had a fun talk with Aya, and look forward to speaking with her again sometime soon!
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Post by danieljudd on Apr 27, 2022 0:23:41 GMT
Interview with Active Isabella Lok- Quota 2
I had a nice meeting with Isabella in front of DeNeve today. We had a fun time talking about Marvel movies and nerded out a bit about the new movies coming out. I also had a fun time learning more about Isabella's hobby of figure skating. I related to that because my mom used to really be into figure skating as well. We talked about the pledging process and talked more about Kappa Alpha Pi. I enjoyed my conversation with Isabella and hope to speak with her again sometime soon.
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Post by danieljudd on May 1, 2022 19:22:46 GMT
Interview with Active Megan Hoang- Quota 3
On Wednesday I had a great interview with Megan. We went for a walk to Westwood stopping by Target and later Starbucks. On our way down we talked about a lot of Megan's positive experiences with Kappa Alpa Pi and she gave me some tips on the pledging process. We also talked about our favorite deserts and things we like to do in our spare time. I really enjoyed hearing about Megan's experiences with her parents immigration to the US from Vietnam and was curious to compare it with the process my mom went through to immigrate here from the Soviet Union. We also talked about Jack Harlow songs and interesting food combinations to make at BPlate. Overall I had a really interesting and fun time with Megan and look forward to talking with her again sometime soon!
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Post by danieljudd on May 3, 2022 0:08:43 GMT
Interview with Active Iris Hong- Quota 3
I met with Iris on Zoom today in a joint meeting with my pbro Colton. We talked about midterms and the classes that we are currently taking and then bonded over the fact that we are all equally squeamish about needles and blood. All of us had our wisdom teeth removed and we shared our horror stories with that. Afterwards we talked about being in the International Relations concentration of Political Science, and Iris told us about some courses that she recommended. We also talked about her graduating soon and her having to combat senioritis. I had a fun time talking with Iris and Colton, and hope to speak with Iris again sometime soon!
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Post by danieljudd on May 3, 2022 23:57:18 GMT
Interview with Active Micah Mekbib- Quota 3
I had a great interview with Micah yesterday. We spoke about her being a part of cub tours, something that I could relate to because a lot of my friends are part of that club. I also had an interesting conversation about Micah's latest article that she wrote for the UCLA Law Journal, it was really interesting to hear about her thoughts on the legality of surveillance through technology and the capitalism that drives it. We had a fun time talking about the pledging process and about my pbros as well. I had a great time talking with Micah and hope to talk again soon!
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