What's up Guilford?: Mary Heisey

It's ALL about MARY!

Mary Heisey is a freshman here at Guilford. She's 18 years old and was born on December 14, 1992 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where she has lived her whole life. "It's got a small town feel to it, i guess you'd say." I really enjoyed interviewing Mary. She's a beautiful person and she has this positive and happy ora that surrounds her which makes it really easy to talk to her. When I told her about this blog project, she was really eager to help me out. She is the first interview of "What's up Guilford?" which makes her SPECIAL! So here's the real story behind Mary Heisey.

-Why Guilford?
"I applied to Guilford on a whim. I have a friend that goes here. I felt like the whole vibe was interesting and the environmental aspect was a plus. Guilford has good academics too and I felt like North Carolina would be a good place to spend the next 4 years of my life. I almost went to Depaul University which is in Chicago and it's like the complete opposite of Guilford. Its a major university and its in the middle of the city. I just felt like Guilford was a better fit."

-Background
"Well, my mom is Filipino and my dad is white. He was in the Navy and that's where he met my mom. They got married and my mom moved to Pennsylvania with my dad and my half sister. He adopted my half sister and then they had me. My sister is 10 years older than me and now lives in Indiana. Growing up, I went to an all white Catholic school up until 8th grade. The Filipino aspect of my life wasn't something I embraced in my life until my high school years. I went to a public high school and it was more diverse than what I had been used to."

-Just for fun?
"I like writing...just for kicks. I like writing poetry and I like to write letters to friends from back home. I also like acting and I like to do plays- Shakespeare mostly.

-Major?

"Right now, my major is psychology. But it's still undecided for the most part."

-Travel hopes for the future?
"I want to travel to the Philippines and I want to learn the language of Tagalog. My mom never taught me the language but I hear her speak it when she's mad sometimes."

-Something random that people don't typically know about you?
"I wanted to volunteer at an elephant orphanage when I was younger. I don't know, I just really like elephants and I found a place in Arkansas. Don't ask me why Arkansas. I'm also really into old school rap-especially Notorious B.I.G."

-One thing you couldn't live without?
"I can't live without my iPhone.... and post-it notes.

FAST FACTS:

Favorite beverage: Apple Juice
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite movie: Dead Poets Society
Favorite song: Curs in the Weeds by Horse Feathers
Favorite food: Chinese food, can I say that? I also like cereal....& ice cream...at the same time...jk
Hopes to travel to: Rome & Spain
Favorite number: 7
Favorite memory: "The summer of 2011. The memories are very near and dear to my heart."
Favorite band: The Avett Brothers

-Mary's quote to live by:

"It's all good baby babyyyy"