Who was your most influential teacher? Why? When I think of my most influential teacher, there is only one, my high school Orchestra teacher. A Jewish lady, towering at about 5′ 2″, she was very tall in my life by making sure I stuck to my music, so I would stay out of trouble. She …read more.

What do you wish you could do more every day? For the last couple months I’ve hit a mental cockblock. I was so excited to go back to school, and then the first monkeywrench that was thrown at me, now I’m losing motivation and slacking on studying. So I wish I could do more of …read more.

What tattoo do you want and where would you put it? Normally I’m against getting any kind of cartoon on my body, because they just look corny when I see other people with them, but I’ll make an exception for this one since it’s ambiguous enough and no one would know what it is, unless …read more.

What is one word that describes you? Procrastinator is really the one word that describes me and I hate it. I’m not even sure how I got here, because I haven’t always been this way, yet here we are. I have zero motivation to do anything in the moment, and I will wait until the …read more.

What was the best compliment you’ve received? I don’t remember the majority of the compliments I’ve received. So, without including the empty platitudes like “You’re pretty” or my favorite, “You’re a classic beauty.” Or, the time I took offense to when my boss called me “smart,” I’d have to go with the time a coworker …read more.

Who is the most confident person you know? The most confident person I know is my Mom. She’s one of the few people I know who puts their money where their mouth is and will get the job done. And when she says she’s going to do something, she does it. As kids, my Mom …read more.

Are you superstitious? I don’t consider myself superstitious, however, I still do some superstitious stuff besides the usual black cat crossings, throwing salt over my shoulder, not breaking mirrors, and opening umbrellas inside a building: 💀 Burning My Hair: As a kid, my Mom would do my hair and then pile it into an ashtray …read more.

Food line in the #Bronx looks a little thicker than usual. It normally goes around two corners, but I don’t think I noticed it being grouped up like this. Food lines are one of “The Great Equalizers”. You will find people of all races and religions in them. Meanwhile y’all out here arguing over what …read more.

Where would you go on a shopping spree? Trust me, being a New Yorker, nothing makes me cringe harder than the word “shopping”. Long lines, slow sales associates, infinite crowds, bad ass kids, cashiers with attitudes, proximity of airborne diseases, and now you expect me to subject myself to that personal hell longer by going …read more.

What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? So we got a honeypot question today. I won’t be giving my name, out of privacy, but I will answer the question. My name carries special meaning to me because it’s been handed down by many women in my family to their daughters.