Favourite book. Of all time and recently?
This is a very impossible question, but I love Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid. I’m currently reading 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister by Joyce Carol Oates which has been interesting.
Favourite film. Of all time and recently?
Also a difficult question, but a strong contender is Emma (2020), directed by Autumn de Wilde.
Favourite series. Of all time and recently?
Without a doubt my favourite is Derry Girls. I recently started watching Peaky Blinders (a few years late) and I understand the obsession.
What is the most random thing you’ve ordered online?
Dried shiitake mushrooms.
What is the last thing on your phone that you took a screenshot of?
A list of song recommendations on Spotify.
What app do you spend the most time on?
Unfortunately, probably Instagram.
What’s your favourite piece of trivia?
“Vegetable” isn’t an actual botanical classification. The plants we eat are either fruits, roots, leaves or stems.
What’s the weirdest superstition you secretly believe in?
Knocking on wood to avoid tempting fate.
If you could relive one specific experience, what would it be?
Listening to Just Like Heaven by The Cure for the first time again.
Window seat or aisle seat?
Aisle.
If you could live as someone else for the day, who would it be and why?
If I’m being honest, having to acclimatise to someone else’s life would stress me out more than I would enjoy it, so I don’t have an answer for this question.
Career highlight?
This is technically an academic career moment, but graduating is pretty fun.
What are people always surprised to learn about you?
I grew up in Namibia.
You’ve just been arrested. What crime were you likely to have committed?
Not paying my speeding fines.
If you weren’t working in your current role, what industry would you be in?
I would love to be a judge on a cooking show.
What is the most-worn item in your wardrobe?
A pair of Levi’s jeans.
What’s the best advice you’ve received?
Take life one day at a time.
Name one person you admire?
My older sister.
What’s your current guilty pleasure?
Spending money on Yaga.