With the new year underway, Watermark is pleased to present two new members of our staff — Andrew and Kimberly, our spring interns!
As we get to know them better with each week, we thought our readers should get the chance to get to know them too.
Andrew Ramos, 21
Q: What year are you at UCF?
A: I’m a senior journalism student with a minor in writing and rhetoric.
Q: What made you want to choose Watermark?
A: Well, I needed to get my first internship, so I went to an internship fair. I interviewed with a few companies, I think maybe three or four. I was looking to get any sort of experience possible. I like this publication, and it sounded like a good deal!
Q: I hear that you enjoy the banana-flavored Laffy Taffy in the office. Why?
A: I love bananas, especially greener bananas. Honestly, I think I’m the only one that eats them, so I feel that I have to eat them to save the office.
Q: What’s been your favorite part about being at Watermark?
A: I think it’s been learning something I didn’t know much about before, which is the LGBT community in Florida. I hear crazy and really intriguing stories happening. If it was just me freelancing, I don’t think I would have dealt with stories like this.
Q: What do you think of the cuddly mascot, Seamus?
A: We have a love-hate relationship. I give him many a pet, and I’ve fed him apples, but he loves to chew my shoes anyway.
Q: Do you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain?
A: Piña coladas are pretty good. I think the first time I had piña colada- anything was an Italian ice in New Jersey. As for getting caught in the rain, I like being inside when it’s raining because it helps me fall asleep.
Kimberly Slichter, 21
Q: What year are you at UCF?
A: I’m a junior, majoring in journalism and minoring in creative writing as well as in cinema studies.
Q: What made you want to choose Watermark?
A: I’m the type of gal that is passionate about many subjects, the LGBT community being one of them. As a writer, this is what I can do to help. Every little bit is a push forward, no matter how small, and keeping people informed about what’s happening is important in my eyes.
Q: Word on the street is that you liking making terrible jokes. If they’re so bad, why do you still make them?
A: Nothing satisfies me more than seeing the look of horror, disgust and confusion people have when they hear my awful puns. It’s not even the clever ones — they’re just bad. I love it.
Q: What do you think of the cuddly mascot, Seamus?
A: Seamus is love. Seamus is life. Seamus is everything.
Q: Do you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain?
A: I got caught in the rain once and was sick for a very long time. It was miserable. Piña coladas are equally as bad. I’m going to have to go with no.
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