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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UBC chapter.

Celina has been one of my best friends for several years. She’s hilarious, inspiring, and one of the most down to earth people I know. I’m super excited to be attending UBC with her this year, and couldn’t wait to share a little bit of who she is for our profile this week. 

Without furhter adu, meet Celina: 

Name: Celina Kreipe 

Year: Third

Major: Food, nutrition and health 

Hometown: Salmon Arm, BC

Thing you miss most about home: Mom’s cooking!

Favourite place on campus: The Nest

Why UBC: It was the only place that my program was offered in BC and I didn’t want to leave the province. 

What made you choose your major: My interest in food and nutrition and the science behind it. 

Favourite class you’ve taken so far: LFS 100 

Goals this year: To raise my GPA for the dietetics program at UBC. 

One word you’d use to describe the BirdCoop: Sweatshop 

Song that always gets you pumped for working out: In Da Club – 50 Cent. 

Thing you are most looking forward to this semester: Homecoming! 

Favourite food: pizza

Place you want to travel to next: Either Bali or Kenya. 

Go-to outfit for class: Lulu Lemon head to toe and sneakers. 

Advice for your freshman self: No, it’s not a good idea to walk home alone from the frats. 

Quote you guide your life by: “Life doesn’t require that we be our best, only that we try our best.”

TV/movie/literary character you most identify with: Kim Kardashian 

 

 

Samantha is a third year UBC student majoring in Political Science. Samantha loves any kind of tea, drawing, reading, and traveling to new places. Her favourite thing to do is play with animals and write stories. One day, she hopes to have traveled to every continent.