Name: Maressa Park
Hometown: Whippany, New Jersey
Major: English, Asian Studies minor
Campus Activities: MRC worker; Uni2Act; CBL; ASIA; liturgical ministry; honors program
Favorite Movie: Moana; Captain Marvel; A League of Their Own
Favorite song: “Breathe” – In the Heights; “Saturn” – Sleeping at Last; “More (Reprise)” – Moana outtake
Favorite singer/group: MARINA; Sleeping At Last; Gabrielle Aplin; Janelle Monáe
Favorite color: Lavender-blue
Favorite sports team: Nebraska Cornhuskers (I’m serious!)
Favorite class taken at Holy Cross: Montserrat; Writing the South; Transpacific Theory/Lit; Philosophy
Favorite Professor: Ellen Lokos; Leah Cohen
Item on HC Bucket List: Take an acting class; ski
Biggest HC Regret: Running out of dining dollars before all of my friends every semester
Embarrassing HC Moment: Once during freshman year, one of the maintenance workers came to empty our trash. I jolted awake, and jumped out of bed—but I’d slept strangely and both of my feet were numb, so I fell down in front of her as soon as I hit the floor.
Bragging Rights: 375-day Duolingo streak; got to lector at St. Patrick’s in NYC; met Ice-T
Words to live by: “At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.” —Lao Tzu
One thing you would change at HC: Fix the Loyola gym treadmills
Favorite TV Show: Avatar: The Last Airbender/Legend of Korra; Person of Interest; Colbert Show
Favorite Book: ?! (Rise of Kyoshi; Sound and the Fury; Invention of Wings; Brown Girl Dreaming)
Favorite Kimball meal: Chalupas; pierogies (I always sneak a few in my pockets)
Favorite Cool Beans Drink: Macchiato with chocolate; any smoothie
Favorite spot on campus: Multimedia Resource Center (I’m lucky enough to work there!)
Favorite off-campus restaurant: Panera
Guilty Pleasure: Churros & bubble tea
Some small things that make your day better: Running into bunnies/butterflies/therapy dogs on campus; Zelda the poet cat
First thing you do when you wake up: RUN to class
Last thing you do before going to bed: Pray!
Favorite place you have traveled to: Gulf Shores, Alabama or Mililani, O’ahu
Role-model: Mary; my mom; Mariska Hargitay
Something you look forward to when you go home: Snuggling my cat, Boots
Post-Graduation Plans: Teaching-exchange program; writing; making art; acting?!
Favorite memory at HC: Watching my Floridian friends experience their first snow
Photo Courtesy of Maressa Park
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