Julianna Surkin

19, GREENVILLE, STUDENT

College attending and major:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, computer science major with cognitive science and studio arts minors.

Hobbies and passion projects:

Yoga, chess, mastering Adobe Fresco, garden planning (a new quarantine Pinterest habit), reading

What is the one thing so far, that you are most proud of

and why? I am proud of my resilience/diligence as well as my friends and family who believe in me and whose support has lead me to the cover of Her Magazine.

www.reflector.com/her

What is a quote that best represents you?

“He had said that our lives are steered by uncertainties, many of which are disruptive or even daunting; but that if we persevere and remain generous of heart, we may be granted a moment of supreme lucidity — a moment in which all that has happened to us suddenly comes into focus as a necessary course of events, even as we find ourselves on the threshold of the life we had been meant to lead all along.”―

Amor Towles, “A Gentleman in Moscow”

Favorite food?

Oatmeal and peanut butter (sometimes together but usually separate)

Favorite book? “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coehlo

Who is your current role model or someone you look up to and why?

My role models are first-responders and those who acknowledge the fear and uncertainty of this pandemic and still resume their posts, holding up the pillars of our society.

Where do you see yourself in five years?

I see myself having worked in industry or established a startup and then returning to school to get a master’s degree.

Her — March 2021 21