Leslie Hernandez’s Interviews with Active Members

My interview with Cia was at Bruin Cafe. We talked about her experiences growing up in a small town. She started fangirling over her current relationship which she met over Tinder. She also helped me unpack all my emotions of the process, and also really encouraged me to keep going.

Quota 2: My first interview this week was with Vidya. It was interesting getting to hear about her family, and hearing about the relationship's she has with her siblings, especially because I'm the youngest and she's the oldest so it was good to get a new perspective. She told me about her responsibilities as the active Historian, which was also very interesting to learn about, I really enjoy what the position entails and if and when I cross, I think I would definitely consider running for the position. We talked about out summer plans and bonded over our family traditions. Overall it was a great conversation, I really enjoyed it.

Quota 2: My third interview this week was with Kylie which also went super well. We were honestly just spilling tea the entire time about our relationships. It was great hearing and getting to know that I'm not the only one in a sticky situation (sorry for spilling the tea Kylie). We gave each other good insights on how we should go about our situations. We also talked about what we've planned for the summer and how excited we are for the quarter to end. It was a "juicy" conversation to say the least.

Quota 4: My first interview for this week's Quota was with Micah. It was such an interesting conversation, we discussed our experiences while pledging which were pretty similar to one another. I ranted to her about how as a third year with so many responsibilities it feels like I'm sometimes on a different vibe then some of my pbros which she fully understood and validated me, it made me feel better about it honestly. She also told me about her trip too rolling loud Miami with some of the other actives and how she got COVID right after. Overall it was such a good conversation that we lost track of time and before I knew it, I had to run because I was late for my second interview of the day.

Quota 4: My third interview for this quota was actually with my A-big David. We truly bond through roasting and humbling each other, he's always making jokes about how he dosent want to be seen in public with me because it's embarrassing. It turns out we also know so many of the same people, the LatinX community here at UCLA is so small which is probably why. We ended by planning our a-big/a-little date, six flags here we come woho!

Quota 4: My fifth interview was also with an early alumni Alejando Salas. I absolutely loved my interview with Alejandro. Alejandro was just so inspiring, he told me about all the organizations and affiliations he has here on campus. He's graduating with LatinX honors all while also going out every weekend and very much enjoying his social life! He told me all about his current cap-stone project as a Public Affairs major and gave me useful tips for my placement. Honestly I learned so much from Ale, I truly do hope to keep that connection because he's so amazing!

Quota 4: My seventh interview for this quota was with Jacob. He told me about his experience tearing his ACL, because I was ranting to him about one of my best friends who also tore his ACL and would always guilt trip me into doing little petty sh*t for him cause he was hurt. We also talked about our experiences while pledging, like most of the actives he let me vent for a while about how being on the older side of the pledge class can sometimes be draining hehe. We ended the conversation by talking about some of our favorite movies, music genres and foods.