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Meet Our Writer: Mariah DeFreitas

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

Mariah DeFreitas

Writer. Coffee and cat enthusiast.

Age: 20 years old

Year: Sophomore

Her hometown: Peabody, Massachusetts

Mariah’s major: Public Relations and Communications

AND her minor: Leadership Studies

The quote Mariah lives by: “I don’t want other people to decide who I am. I want to decide that for myself.” -Emma Watson

The 3 words she uses to describe herself: Compassionate, determined and optimistic 

The fruit she would be and why: “A lemon because they are bright and full of energy. They can boost your mood with only a little dosage!”

Something on the top of Mariah’s bucket list: To drive cross-country with her amazing best friends

Her dream job: To be the real life Olivia Pope

The one restaurant she could eat at for the rest of her life: The Yard House, which are all located relatively close to Boston, MA.

The place she would go to right at this moment if she didn’t have school getting in the way: Hawaii

Hi! My name is Megan Collamati and I'm a junior at the University of Rhode Island.  I am currently studing journalism and sustainability. I'm born and raised in the beautiful state of Rhode Island and am always excited to learn new things. Thanks for taking a look at my articles!