Name: Ian Erickson
Grade: 2018
Hometown: Saint Albans, Vermont
Major: Politics
Relationship status: Single
Favorite thing about Bates: The feeling you get when you walk out of Commons on a sunny day and happily look down Alumni Walk
Least favorite thing about Bates: When you have to stand in line with all of the omelet people just to get fried eggs
Favorite thing about Vermont: The foliage
Least favorite thing about Vermont: My house is in the middle of nowhere
How would you describe yourself: A little sweet, a little sexy
Some of your hobbies: Being funny, hanging out with my friends, listening to music, and mapmaking
Place you would want to travel: Copenhagen, because I think Scandinavian culture is very interesting
Explain your podcast: It’s twelve to fifteen minutes of pure bliss (Link to podcast here)
Favorite part about being in the Strange Bedfellows: Making people laugh
Spirit animal: Hyena (a nice but normal hyena)
Ideal job: A policy analyst or working for a nonprofit/ the government
Motto: “Just effing do it.”
MLB walk-up song: “I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times) ft. Popcaan & Young Thug” – Jamie xx
Where do you see yourself in ten years?: Asleep (not dead, just napping)
TV show recommendation: Parks and Recreation
Advice for freshmen: Go to Bardwell