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Erica Fischer-Colbrie

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

Name: Erica Fischer-Colbrie

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Los Altos, California

Major: Computer Science

How would you describe your personal style? Forever 21

What is your spirit animal? An otter

Favorite ice cream flavour? Americone Dream by Ben and Jerry’s

What do you look for in a man? He has to be smart and genuine

Top pick for an ideal date? A picnic in the Duke Gardens by the duck pond

Describe the opposite sex in one word? Oblivious

What are your guilty pleasures? Music by Selena Gomez, pumpkin muffins from Von der Heyden and dinners at the Washington Duke Inn

What is your favorite film? Inglorious Bastards

What is your favorite class that you have taken at Duke? Art of Renaissance Politics with Professor Thomas Robisheaux

Ideas for Halloween costumes this year? Ballerina or lifeguard or Catwoman

What has been your best memory at Duke so far? Going to the Carolina Cup last spring

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Working for Palentir (a computer science company) in Palo Alto

What is your favorite restaurant in Durham? Tabernas Tapas

Favorite summer memory/ies? Hiking in the hills near Los Altos or in Muir Woods, California

What is your favorite band? Cherub

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself? My dog is bigger than I am (he’s a Great Dane)

What places are on your travel wish list? Italy (all of it), the French countryside, and Barcelona

Describe yourself in three words? Spontaneous, driven and outgoing

freshman from London currently studying at Duke University. Interests are fashion, art and film.