Choirbee of the Week: Michaella!

1. Hometown: Los Gatos, CA
2. Favorite musical artist:  Right now I am really digging this band named Elbow
3. Favorite song to put you in a happy mood: La Vie en Rose sung by Louis Armstrong
4. Who would star in a film made about your life? Mr. Bean
5. What’s the last book you read for fun? The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
6. What’s a song that always gets stuck in your head?  Dream a Little Dream of Me sung by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
7. What is something you can’t live without? Coffee and conversation
8. If you could have fancy brunch with anyone (living or dead) who would it be and why? Leonardo Da Vinci- he saw invisible connections between so many seemingly different fields—it would be fascinating to speak with him!
9.  What’s your favorite food? Cheese—lately I have been enjoying Epoisses
10.  Who is your personal hero/heroine: My grandma
11.  What movie could you watch over and over? Ratatouille
12.  If you could visit any place in the world, where would you go? Italy
13.  If you could go back and visit any time period, what time would you travel to and why? 1950s to hear Charlie Parker play the saxophone
14.  What is your favorite word?  Scintillating
15.  Something people wouldn’t guess by looking at you is: I’m mostly an open book, but one thing people are occasionally surprised to hear is how introverted I actually am—I love people, but I really enjoy spending large amounts of time on my own, roaming the streets of Harvard Square or meditating in my room.
16.  Why is a raven like a writing desk?  They are both ominous signs of hardship and long hours of personal toil.