Mike Rodia ‘13
Name – Michael Rodia
Year – Senior
Major – Natural Resources (w/ a Concentration in Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation)
Hometown – Hamilton, NJ
Activities/Campus Activities –camping, hiking, and mountain biking. Mike is also the Secretary of the Outing Club which gives him plenty of opportunities to get out and enjoy the outdoors.
Dream Date – A simple guy, who likes dinner and a movie. It’s really about the person. As long as he is having a good time with you, it doesn’t matter where the date is.
Dream Job – Anything related to working outdoors, offices and cubicles are not an option! He’d love to work for Department of Fish and Wildlife or the Parks Service, where he can be out in the field either teaching people or working with wildlife.
Favorite Food – Loves Mexican & Southwest food; A sucker for tacos and burritos, and anything spicy.
Fav Class at UConn –African Field Ecology. Through the class, Mike was able to go and spend a month out in the field in South Africa. “I highly recommend it to anyone with any interest in Wildlife or Ecology.”
Celebrity Crush – “Jennifer Aniston was gorgeous, is gorgeous, and always will be gorgeous.”
Turn Ons – A girl has to be able to take a joke and dish one back out. “I’m a really goofy guy always laughing and having fun. So I love a girl who can just be goofy with me and my friends”
Turn Offs – Smoking! “It’s really a nasty habit.”