Caitlyn (’17)

Meet this week’s Campus Cutie, Caitlyn. While she’s currently abroad in Paris, be sure to watch out for her speed-walking through campus with white headphones and sunglasses on next semester!

Full Name: Caitlyn Joyce Winders

Major: Psychology & French

Hometown: Rochester, NH (New Hampshirites are a rare breed at Emory!)

Extracurricular Activities: Volunteer Emory, Research at Yerkes National Primate Center, Outdoor Emory

Relationship Status: Taken…maybe. I like a little bit of mystery.

Greek Affiliation: KKG is the life for me.  

Her Campus Emory (HCE): Describe yourself in five words.

Caitlyn: Puppy-obsessed, nature-loving bookworm.

HCE: What is one thing you could eat for the rest of your life? 

Caitlyn: The steak frites from this restaurant called Le Relais d’Entrecôte that I discovered this semester while studying abroad in Paris.

HCE: If you could have dinner with a famous person, dead or alive, who would it be?

Caitlyn: Ray Allen – currently a free agent in the NBA, but formerly a shooting guard for the Boston Celtics before he moved to the Miami Heat. I idolized him in high school when I played on my basketball team and he broke my heart when he left Boston. I want to know why he left!

HCE: Describe your ideal weekend.

Caitlyn: Traveling somewhere with amazing hiking trails (e.g., Cape Town, Iceland) with my dad and my dog and spending the weekend in the mountains.

HCE: How can someone win your heart?

Caitlyn: Bring me an iced vanilla coffee from Dunkin (Kaldi’s is too expensive and Dunkin is the pride of New England) with cream and sugar and a maple bacon doughnut from Revolution Doughnuts.

HCE: What is the worst pick-up line you have ever heard?

Caitlyn: Anything involving Olivia Wilde—guys love to point out how I look like her long lost daughter/identical twin.

HCE: What is your biggest pet peeve?

Caitlyn: Slow walkers—spot me Olympic style speed-walking through campus next semester, sporting my white headphones and sunglasses. and you know I mean business because I got places to be, people!

HCE: What has been your biggest accomplishment since being at Emory?

Caitlyn: Becoming closer with my parents. I thought that being 1200 miles away from them would pull us apart, but I feel even closer to them than I did in high school. The separation made me realize how grateful I am for all that they do. They are what brings me true happiness.

HCE: If you could ask your future self any question, what would it be

Caitlyn: Have you hiked Mount Everest yet??

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