Student Profile

Conversation between Kevin Flanders and Junior Andrea Garcia

KF: What made you choose Franklin Pierce?

AG: I initially wanted to become an archaeologist, and I saw that Franklin Pierce had an excellent program for anthropology; plus I had never been to New England. I’m originally from Hoboken, New Jersey, but I’ve been to three different continents, mostly South America. In fact, I missed orientation freshman year because I was on a tour in Europe for a month.

KF: What is your major and minor?

AG: I major in Mass Communications with a concentration in journalism, and I am also an Advertising minor. I am a snob when it comes to journalism; I wish that more editorials were sarcastic and had more humor. I think that is what is lacking in today’s world.

KF: What are your favorite hobbies?

AG: Guitar, clarinet, drums, piano, and violin. My mother was a singer, so I grew up in recording studios, but she never allowed me to play or listen to music, so I taught myself out of spite (I got kicked out of band in high school for disliking the conductor’s song choices and adding my own aesthetic value). 

KF: What are your plans for after graduation?

AG: I would love to work for National Geographic later in life, but first at a magazine in either New York City, Chicago, or Seattle writing sarcastic words and getting paid for it.

KF: How do you spend down time?

AG: I enjoy expressionist painting, reading short stories written by Miranda July and those like her, and the Opera. While writing I listen to jazz and classical music for inspiration.

KF: What is an interesting fact most people don’t know about you?

AG:  While visiting Seaside Heights Beach in my youth, I was resuscitated back to life after drowning (basically I died and came back to life).