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Meet Our Staff: Kelly Newton, ’18

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

Kelly, a self described “foodie,” is the author of our ever-popular food and cooking articles (which you can check out here). Take a minute to get to know her in the latest installment of our “Meet Our Staff” series!Ā Ā 

Name: Ā Ā  Ā 

Kelly NewtonĀ Ā  Ā 

Year:Ā 

2018

Hometown:

Hanover, Va

Major(s):Ā Ā  Ā 

Biology, Kinesiology

Activities on Campus:

Iā€™m involved in a campus ministry, and volunteer at a retirement home.

Describe Yourself in Three Words:

Introverted, sarcastic, foodie

Go-To Starbucks Order:

In the summer, there is nothing more refreshing than a giant sweetened iced coffee with milk. And in the winter, I get a hot latte or Americano.

Favorite Book:

Iā€™m so bad at picking favorites! There are so many books that I love for different reasons and that resonate with different parts of my life. But I think I would have to say the Harry Potter series. (Iā€™m already cheating because thatā€™s 7, I know). I came to read these waaay later in life than the rest of the universe, I read them fall semester of my junior year here. Honestly though, Iā€™m glad that was my first exposure to it, because I feel like I could appreciate the nuances that much more. Iā€™m also a big fan of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Apparently Iā€™m a fan of coming of age stories. Ā Ā 

Favorite Movie:

My serious, makes you think about things and feel all the feelings choice is Good Will Hunting. Robin Williamsā€™ wit and poignancy gets me every time. And my funny, cult classic pick is The Princess Bride, itā€™s so quotable!

Hobbies:

Riding horses, cooking, reading, exercising, and occasionally knitting if Iā€™m feeling particularly in tune with my grandmother side.

Career Goals:

I would like to be a physician, either in Internal Medicine or Geriatrics.

What is one thing on your bucket list?

I donā€™t have a list per se, but I love traveling and want to go as many places as possible.

What is one thing people would be surprised to learn about you?

I canā€™t ride a bike. I used to be able to, but contrary to the popular saying, I did in fact forget how. Ā 

Describe your perfect day in Williamsburg:

I would make it a Saturday, so I could go to the farmerā€™s market in the morning to stock up on yummy veggies and pet everyoneā€™s dogs. Then I would go to Aromas for brunch, and order a bacon, egg, and cheese croissant with an iced coffee – one of my favorite meals ever. The rest of the day, Iā€™d spend outside with friends. Either walking around DoG Street, going kayaking on Matoaka, picnicking at College Creek, or all of the above, before having brownies and a movie night with the roomies. Ā 

Favorite Restaurant in the ā€˜Burg:

For breakfast and lunch, I would say either Carrot Tree or Aromas, and for dinner probably Nawab. Again, Iā€™m really bad at picking favorites!

Your favorite memory from your time here:

Shockingly, I canā€™t pick just one. What Iā€™ll probably remember later on when Iā€™m reminiscing though is all the fun, goofing around, but also incredibly deep and life altering conversations with my roommates. Theyā€™re the actual best.

What is your favorite thing about William and Mary?

Definitely the people. Everyone is so wonderfully weird and crazy passionate about what theyā€™re doing, itā€™s just so inspiring to be surrounded by that all the time.

If you were President of the College for a day, what would you do?

Puppies and free food everywhere.

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Sarah Shevenock is a graduate of The College of William and Mary, where she served as a staff writer and Campus Correspondent for Her Campus William and Mary. Currently, she is a National Contributing Writer and Entertainment Blogger. In her free time, she enjoys reading voraciously, watching morning news programs, and keeping up with the latest television and movie news. She loves to talk about anything and everything related to theatre, cheer for her beloved Pittsburgh Penguins, and drink fancy coffee.