This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UBC chapter.
Meet Marcus!
Program: Arts
Year: 2
Hometown: Edmonton
Instagram Handle: @marcusckkwan
Life
Fun Facts: I have more than 900 YouTube subscriptions.
Favorite cereal: French Toast Crunch, Cinnamon Crunch, Quaker Oatmeal Squares- golden maple flavor!
An interesting travel destination: Istanbul, Turkey. Sultanahmet Camii is breathtaking!
His kind of music: “Dear No One” by Tori Kelly, “Manhattan” by Sara Bareilles, “I Stedet for dig” by Burhan G, “Tere Pyaar Ka” by Mickey Singh ft. Rashi Sood, “Noumane Belaiachi” by Mal 9albi Mal
What are your recommended TV shows to binge watch? My Strange Addiction, My Crazy Obsession
Best course taken thus far: Arabic 101 and 102 with Professor Seemi Ghazi. I also really enjoyed Linguistics 100 with Professor Martina Wiltschko
What is one thing people may not know about you? I used to be super shy and reserved but 1st year Rez life and overseas highschool trips from grade 10 – 11 really opened me up.
Favorite Quote: “The wall we built to keep sadness away, also keeps out the joy.”
Love
Status: Single
Biggest Turn on: Being curious/ creative/ responsible/ have great fashion sense
Biggest turn off: Being close-minded/ arrogant/ manner less/ ignorant
What is your dream date? We’ll be dressed nicely to go for brunch/ waffles, chat in different languages/ be in each other’s arms watching YouTube videos and have cereal!
Celebrity Crush: Mariah Carey in the 90’s and a bunch of YouTuber’s