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Profile: Dmitri Bakker

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

Program: Completed Undergrad in Psychology with minor in Communication Studies and currently in Bachelor of Education
Hometown: Ottawa
Single or taken: Single
Celebrity crush: John Krasinski (have you seen his Men’s Health photo?!) and Kaley Cuoco

Her Campus: What is your best quality?
Dmitri Bakker: Not being afraid of anyone.

HC: What is your dream job?
DB: Plot twist I don’t want to be a teacher, I actually want a job as a top human resource manager at a huge corporation.

HC: If you could be any villain, who would you be and why? 
DB: Wolf of Wall Street because he’s a badass and does whatever he wants.

HC: If you could have any super power, what would it be? 
DB: Ability to teleport because I’m always late so it would be helpful to arrive on time.

HC: What are currently your top 5 played songs? 
DB:
1. Best I Ever by Drake
2. The remix of Pompeii
3. Summer In Paradise by Chance the Rapper
4. Peanut Butter Jelly by Galantis
5. Cake by the Ocean by DNCE

HC: Tell us about your involvement on campus.
DB: I was a 101 guide for two years; in my 4th year of undergrad and in my 1st year of my second degree. I have also done some HRA events with Telfer.

HC: What are your plans after graduation?
DB: To get into my Masters at Queens university.

HC: If you could travel anywhere in the world where would it be?
DB: Either Santorini or Barcelona

HC: What is currently your favourite TV show?
DB: I don’t really watch a lot television or even use Netflix, but if I had to choose it would be Schitt’s Creek.

HC: What is your best memory of university? 
DB: My Adolescent Psych class was the best course ever; I met the greatest friends in that class. Also being a 101 week guide has been one of my greatest memories as well.

HC: If you could live with one food forever what would it be?
DB: Chips and salsa. It’s honestly what I eat everyday.

HC: What is your favourite thing to do in Ottawa?
DB: Go for a run and see the nice scenery.

HC: Tell us an embarrassing story about yourself.
DB: My friend and I were supposed to split a 2/6 but somehow I ended up drinking the whole package, then we were supposed to go out but in my condition my friends didn’t let me and instead insisted on driving me home. The only thing is they didn’t know where I lived so I was basically playing charades in the car as they were asking me directions to my house. I ended up telling them to drop me off at a house that was 3 houses down from my own house, thus leading to me passing out in my neighbour’s backyard. It was the craziest yet most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to me.

HC: What is your best method in handling stress?
DB: Exercise. I’m the type of person who always needs to be moving and keeping active so exercising helps me a lot in releasing my stress.

A lover for music, volunteering, traveling and meeting new people. I strive to learn new things and gain new experiences. Shoe addict, optimistic, outgoing, life is a masquerade ball! ~Live as if you were to die tomorrow, Learn as if you were to live forever -Gandhi~