You want to know about me?

Name: Vivian C Chao (& don't ask what the C means, I'll never tell)
Age: 20 (21 can't come soon enough)
Hometown: Forest Hills, New York (yes, Queens is still New York City)
School: UMiami
Major: PR & Psychology w/ a minor in Marketing


I guess that covers the basics right? It's funny how when you sit down to write these things, you never feel like you're interesting (or at least I never do). Just statistics that make up who you are & your life. I could tell you that I like movies & music, but so does the rest of the world. So I guess everyone is looking for what makes them unique. Right now, I don't think I can tell you exactly what that is & if you ask people that know me, you'll get an assortment of completely different and contradictory answers because everyone is something different to everyone else. 


It's funny how you first come to college as a freshman, pretty much every conversation with a stranger begins the same. Where are you from? What year are you? What are you majoring in? Where do you live? & from there, you play the name game like "Oh, you're from New York? Do you know so&so?" like we all truly believe that in the entire state or city of New York, this stranger would just happen to know the one person we do. & these answers define who we are to this stranger. Like when they talk about you, they'll know you as "the senior PR major from New York who knows so&so" & that's how you're defined. 


Anyway, I guess after two paragraphs of nonsense, if you're still reading this, you really do want to know about me. So I guess one thing I'd say I am is spontaneous. Or at least I really like to be. I love just dropping everything & going away, like taking a road trip on a Wednesday just because. One of the biggest things I'm afraid of is graduating because then I would have to be a real person with a real job & bills & taxes & all the other things that comes along with being real, which I guess I synonymize with boring. 


I'm obsessed with Andy Warhol. Granted, he wasn't the most admirable person by far but I just love everything he's quoted saying. If I didn't live in this decade, I would love to be alive in the 60s, I think I would fit in perfectly. 


I also have a dog that I bought spur of the moment in South Beach. His name is Jack & he's probably the cutest dog you will ever meet. I can honestly say that it wasn't the smartest thing I've done but I don't regret it, even though he's not entirely potty trained & hides behind his cuteness to do evil things. Currently, he's having a fight with the pillow on my couch (the pillow is winning). 


I'm Chinese. My dad is from Shanghai and my mom is from a tiny village in the mountains somewhere. Being the only child of two Asian immigrants means a few things, I learned how to speak Chinese before I learned English (which meant I almost failed kindergarten & had to take a crash course in the language), I have a deeply ingrained desire to be successful & I'm not a picky eater. When you're dealing with traditional Chinese food, it's better to not ask questions and just enjoy it. Either way, it's not going to kill you. But the funny thing is, that my parents and I kind of defy the stereotypes that everyone hears about. I never get the Asian glow when I drink, my parents & i have never been in a car accident due to "terrible driving skills", I'm awful at math & science, & my parents are not even the slightest strict. In fact, they're probably the most lenient parents I know.


Anyway, I think that's enough random things for one post. If you really want to know me, just ask.