Name: Dylan Abbott
Major: English Literature
Hometown: Cannock, UK
Relationship Status: In a Relationship (sorry girls!)
HC: What brought you to Pittsburgh?
DA: My insatiable appetite for fries in sandwiches. And bridges. Also, the opportunity to live and study within a large(ish) city was too good to miss. I’m used to fields, animals, and entire villages which smell of hay – I wanted a change.
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HC: What’s your favorite thing about America?
DA: I have three! First, the unwarranted giddy reactions to my accent; being the best dancer at parties; and, finally, the “just do it” attitude (and this is not some subliminal reference to Nike).
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HC: What do you miss most about England?
DA: Besides the smell of hay, probably the food… nothing beats a Sunday Roast. Oh, and my girlfriend (of course).
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HC: If you could date any celebrity, who would you choose?
DA: I guess the typical answer would be Scarlett Johansson, for obvious reasons… But I’d probably get all nervous and it’d end up being an awful date and I’d wallow in self-pity, convinced I’ll never love again.
HC: What would be your ideal date?
DA: A chilled out music festival for the day. Maybe take a picnic, watch some decent bands.
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HC: Have you ever been in a band?
DA: Yes, when I was 16/17. We were going to completely reshape the music industry, but we broke up due to musical differences… I played guitar and occasionally shouted stuff.
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HC: What are your plans after graduation?
DA: I want to live in a self-sufficient community for maybe a year or so. Learn to speak French or Spanish or Italian. Travel as much as possible – New Zealand sounds fun. Write for a “cool” magazine. Write at least one novel. Build my own house. Have a mid-life crisis and thoroughly enjoy it. Then maybe settle down somewhere in the Mediterranean and have an affair. Just the usual I guess.
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Photo Credit: Dylan’s Facebook profile