A Day in the Life - Nicole Zhe

My name is Nicole Zhe and I am from the small town of Dryden, New York. For those who don't know, Dryden is located a twenty minute drive from Ithaca and about a five to ten minute drive from Cornell University. I have family all over the world, including Germany and Ireland (the top two countries on my long list of places I want to visit), but my primary family consists of my mom, my dad, and my younger brother Daniel (age 15). I do have an older half-sister named Ashley (age 32) who is currently moving in to her new apartment also in Dryden. Thankfully, the only time I had to share a room started when I was three and lasted until my sister moved out a year or so later and I took over her room. My family also includes my three dogs. The oldest one is Brinn-dee, she is a ten year old mix. Next is Trigger, who is only two years old (coming up on three in October) and has only three legs due to an accident with his previous owner. The third dog is Zeke, a one year old mix who we just got three months ago. All of our dogs have been adopted from our local SPCA. My mom, dad and I each have our own car and primarily use that to get around, although during the school year my brother and I would often take the bus.

My home is Dryden, New York; it's where I grew up and where I associate the majority of my development into who I am.

My family is made up of those who support me and who are there for me when I need them.

Two words that describe me best are hard-working and kind. I always put 100% effort into everything I do, and I never settle for less. Most of my time is spent studying and doing homework so I can improve myself and learn what I came to learn. I also really care about the individuals in my life and will often go out of my way to make sure they are happy and enjoying themselves, and this kindness often extends to strangers as well.

My ideal day would include exercising, preferably either jogging or playing basketball, going to my classes and completing all of my homework, spending time with my boyfriend, and eating a bowl of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, but with chocolate instead of vanilla ice cream. My typical day includes most of those activities. My two favorite foods are my mom's potato salad and her fruit salad. I don't usually eat a lot of candy (ice cream always being my go-to for sweets), but if given the choice I would have to pick M&M's.

Some of my hobbies include learning American Sign Language, writing short stories, painting my nails, reading, playing basketball, and watching a variety of shows on Netflix and Amazon Prime.

I am happy to have been given the opportunity to take this class and I hope to learn a lot from each person in our class.

I wish everyone could be kind to each other and respect one another.

The one thing that scares me the most is failing.

I look forward to meeting everyone and wish you all an incredible semester :)