My name is Ana. I am an international student from Albania. Currently I’m pursuing an MBA at SSU, and I’m in my fourth semester. I have a Bachelor of Science in Banking and Finance and a Master of Science in Business Administration. I am very excited to be part of the SS&FYE team. I hope you enjoy getting to know the 25 most random facts about me.
1. I am from a small country in Southeastern Europe called Albania. 2. I have a 3-year-old Golden Retriever whose name is Kibo, meaning Hope in Japanese. 3. I try to include my dog in every adventure I do, be it to the beach, hike, or other cities in my country. 4. I love Italy and one day I want to move there and live in a small town in Tuscany, preferably a farm with a lot of animals. 5. My favorite season is Summer, but only if I’m spending it on a vacation by the beach. 6. I speak fluent Italian and a little German. 7. My favorite color is emerald green. 8. I love poppy flowers. 9. Whenever someone would ask me what you wanna be when you grow up, I used to always say an Astronaut and I really meant it! I love the space and the moon. Until I learned about physics and chemistry… then I didn’t wanna be an astronaut anymore. 10. I have an undergrad degree in Banking and Finance, and once I graduated, I found out I hate finance. 11. Since I was young, I have always been attracted to the Japanese culture, and I tried teaching myself Japanese when I was 14. No, I wasn’t successful. 12. My favorite holiday is Christmas, even though I’m not catholic. 13. I am always thinking about what am I gonna eat next. 14. also love to cook and try new recipes. I had a baking “blog” when I was 15, It included mostly cookies or muffins and occasionally cakes that only looked good from the outside. 15. If I’m not thinking about food, I’m thinking about traveling, or most probably food while traveling. 16. I always have snacks with me. 17. My number one bucket list is going on a trip to Iceland and looking at the northern lights. 18. I am always the friend that is trusted with booking everything, organizing every detail, and guiding everyone around. I still don’t know how I earned that trust, but my friends can have it back…It feels like a full-time job. 19. Jokes aside, I love planning and leading, and some may even call me over-controlling. I classify myself as someone who only *Likes* to have things under control. And if things are not, my other side of personality comes along to just go with the flow. 20. I love Disney and Studio Ghibli movies, one of my mottos in life is “Just keep swimming!” from finding Nemo. 21. My go to movies are always cartoons. No one can convince me other movie categories are better than animation, except for maybe Harry Potter. 22. I tried surfing once and now I’m in love with it. 23. I love the ocean and watching diving documentaries, and one day I hope I can be able to dive at the Great Barrier Reef and plant corals. 24. I am clumsy, everything I touch falls right out of my hands. 25. I am very close with my family, and we video call everyy dayy since I’ve been away. I am a first-generation student, and I am very determined to making great achievements academically and professionally, so I can make my family proud, and all the sacrifices they made to bring me at this point in my life worth it.