Year: Freshman
Major: Theater
Hometown: Croix-ds-bouquets, Haiti
Favorite Place to Relax: By and By Coffee
Relationship Status: Single, and ready to mingle!
HC (Her Campus): What was it like growing up in Haiti?
MM (Marianna Moynihan): Well, before I was born, my parents decided to move from Memphis to right outside of Chicago. We had a house there, but we would go back in forth. We’d do like a month in the U.S. and then two months in Haiti, and until I started Kindergarten it was great! After that, my homework really started to pile up!
HC: So you weren’t homeschooled?
MM: No! (laughs) I went to a bilingual academy for Spanish and English.
HC: Tell me about your dancing!
MM: In Haiti, dance is a really big part of the culture, so I learned from an early age and I practiced Voodoo dance, which is like the dances they do to evoke the gods (which isn’t why I did it! (laughs)). The girls in my class and I did for Dessalines Day (which is kinda like MLK Day) to pay homage to our past.
HC: What styles of dance do you practice?
MM: Ballet, Hip Hop, Classical, Contemporary, and Interpretive and they’re all pretty much self-taught.
HC: What’s your favorite dancing style?
MM: Step, which is Hip Hop. I was on a step team in Haiti.
HC: Do you have any other hobbies that you like?
MM: I like to draw, and I love to act!
HC: So are you fluent in any languages other than English and Spanish?
MM: Yeah! I’m also fluent in French, Creole, and Sign Language, and I’m a beginner in Italian.