Hana Anderson ’18

This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing the beautiful Hana Anderson. She

 

is the sweetest girl in the world and I know that you are all going to love her. If 

 

you see her around campus, don’t be afraid to say hi!

 

 

 

I chose Clemson University because I absolutely loved the atmosphere. My 

 

parents moved to Greenville from Charleston a little over four years ago, and I 

 

had never visited the upstate or Clemson University. At that point, I was 

 

settled on attending the College of Charleston and remaining within 

 

Charleston throughout my undergraduate degree. In our family, I have always 

 

been told: “One great way to become familiar with a new place happens to be 

 

driving around aimlessly, getting a bit lost, and discovering places that have 

 

the potential to become home”. It was that little piece of advice that brought 

 

my mom and me to Clemson one afternoon. That was also the day that I 

 

wandered around downtown Clemson, ventured into Tillman Hall, walked 

 

across Bowman, stood at the gate of Death Valley, and began to discover 

 

that Clemson was a place that could become a home. I was swept away by 

 

the little town that seemed to circle around a beautiful campus. After that one 

 

afternoon, I followed my feeling that Clemson University could be a place that 

 

I could call home, and I applied a bit over two years later. Since then, since I 

 

am now into the third year of my undergraduate, I have experienced almost 

 

every corner and tradition of Clemson. That has only strengthened the feeling 

 

that I felt on my first visit to here. It is also so lucky to be only a couple of 

 

minutes from the lake and a little drive to hiking spots, which only adds to how 

 

perfect of a home Clemson can be! 

 

 

 On campus, I am involved with Gamma Sigma Sigma, and I am also a 

 

member of the French club! 

 

 

 I used to absolutely love going to Mellow Mushroom, but Brioso has taken 

 

that place now that Mellow Mushroom has gone away! However, I think the 

 

Study Hall may replace that soon. It’s been really taking shape over the past 

 

few months, so I think will very soon become a favorite! 

 

 

In my free time, I absolutely love to do anything outdoors! It’s the perfect time 

 

of the year to go hiking and camping, so I love to do those as often as I am 

 

able to. I also really love to go up on the Dyke for a run after I get out of my 

 

evening classes, and I love to do a lot of the water activities during the 

 

warmer days. Even taking an Eno and a good book to the lake make for a 

 

great day! Otherwise – I love to attend as many sporting events and other 

 

events that held on campus! 

 

 

 

Oh goodness…. I could stare at Charlie Hunnam without blinking for about 

 

ten hours (which has a little extra creepy added but noooshaaaame). 

 

 

I may have to choose more than one… because I am struggling to choose 

 

between the two that I have! For our Tigers, I absolutely love the 25 seconds 

 

of running down the hill. Those are the most exciting seconds that set the 

 

mood for the whole game, and I love how animated Death Valley becomes 

 

during those seconds and remains at that point throughout the duration of the 

 

game. Receiving your Clemson ring has also become a favorite Clemson 

 

tradition of mine. That became my favorite after I visited Minnesota a couple 

 

of months ago, and I met an elderly gentleman who had his Clemson ring on. 

 

He had been wearing his ring almost as long as his wedding band, and I 

 

loved being able to connect and hear the adventures of his own Clemson 

 

University days! 

 

 

That’s a bit of tough question because on one hand, I love dinner and a 

 

movie, but I also love the thought of a date involving an activity that the two 

 

have not done before. I once went on a picnic and paddle boarding as a first 

 

date, and I thought that was great, and I loved every second because we 

 

were both horrible at balancing and ended up laughing almost the entire time! 

 

 

I have my eye set on medical school, which I’d love to attend to become a 

 

pediatric surgeon. I have a couple of alternative plans too, but I think they 

 

each surround working within a medical setting! 

 

 

 

I love the look of ankle boots with edges of tight pants rolled a little bit. It’s 

 

starting to be seen all over campus (rather than the riding styled boots), and I 

 

love how that can be styled with a long shirt and leggings, too!  

 

 

Over the summer, I drove to Florida without any company! It was to visit my 

 

older sister who teaches at the University of Florida, and I had also never 

 

been to Florida before. It was quite a drive to do alone! I also flew out to 

 

Minnesota for a weekend visit to my extended family. Otherwise, I stayed 

 

around Clemson and spent most days on the water. I always believe that 

 

summer should be eventful yet relaxing before diving back into the books in 

 

August!