Julia Hui Liu

Tell us About Yourself​

I’m Julia from Shanghai! I am very passionate about walking around at night, cloud gazing, and eating slim jims. I’m the youngest child (I have a brother and a sister), and I love annoying my siblings. Living in Shanghai, my favorite thing to do was to eat the amazingly cheap food and explore the city. As a child, my favorite pastime was watching 喜洋洋与灰太狼 (You’re a real one if you know this show. I also really enjoy baking and cooking, although I can’t really cook or bake. In high school, I always thought that I would major in something related to the humanities, but I ended up pivoting to more STEM-related stuff in my junior and senior years, so here I am! I have two dogs named Taffy and Deedo, an anonymous turtle, and a few fish as pets back home. My most embarrassing childhood story was when I was in fourth grade, I got impaled by a toothpick in my leg. We were in arts and crafts, and I knelt on the toothpick-covered floor and got impaled. This year, I hope to push myself out of my comfort zone, meet new people, and chase after more opportunities—both in academic and non-academic contexts.

With all that said, here are a few fun facts: I have latent tuberculosis, ADHD, and a herniated disc in my lumbar. Random items that I enjoy: dogs, ginger tea, raw onions, hot showers, oatmeal, and laying on the floor.