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Paula Cardona

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Mara Flanagan Student Contributor, Chatham University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Chatham chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Name: Paula Cardona
 
Year: Freshman
 
Major: Pre-Law, Political Science
 
Hometown and my favorite thing about it: 
Bogotá, Colombia. I love how magnificent and beautiful the country is.
 
Relationship Status: Single
 
Activities/Interests:
I’m very athletic, I’ve been playing soccer all my life and I also play for Chatham.
Played tennis, volleyball, ran long distance track and did cheerleading during high school.
I also enjoy reading, shopping, photography, philosophical conversations and traveling.
 
Childhood Dream Job:
I always wanted to be a lawyer.
 
Favorite Musician/Band:
Love Secondhand Serenade and Drake
 
Favorite Movie:
It’s Kind of a Funny Story
 
Favorite TV Show:
Awkward
 
Favorite Place on Chatham’s Campus and Why:
I love the pond/small lake by Andrew Mellon’s house. I go there when I need to be alone and relax. It’s a peaceful place to think.
 
My perfect Friday night would be:
Going out with my girls in Oakland to dance and have a good time.
 
After college, I’d like to:
I would like to have my own law firm.
 
My favorite thing about soccer is:
I love how you can see the talent of a soccer player as an individual, but also as a team worker. The complement of mixing your talents with others to make a great team: it’s the best feeling.
 
What I’m going to do over the semester break:
I will most likely spend my free time with my family and will possibly go to my country to see my grandparents that I haven’t see in years.
 
If I could have a $100 gift card to any restaurant, I’d choose:
Bravo’s is definitely the winner.

 

Mara Flanagan is entering her seventh semester as a Chapter Advisor. After founding the Chatham University Her Campus chapter in November 2011, she served as Campus Correspondent until graduation in 2015. Mara works as a freelance social media consultant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She interned in incident command software publicity at ADASHI Systems, gamification at Evive Station, iQ Kids Radio in WQED’s Education Department, PR at Markowitz Communications, writing at WQED-FM, and marketing and product development at Bossa Nova Robotics. She loves jazz, filmmaking and circus arts.