February Student Q+A: Gavriella Bernat-Kunin
The Q+A- one student, one faculty member, each month. This month we sat down with senior Gavriella Bernat-Kunin.
Conducted by Yasmine Novian
Editor-in-Chief
Common misconception about me:
That I want to be a Rabbi. I wouldn’t be able to wake up early enough on Saturday mornings.
Most creative gift, given or received:
For my birthday I got an “Adventure Book” from UP.
Movie you’ve seen most:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Book you’ve read the most:
The Giver
One thing I cant live without:
Shabbos naps
What you wanted to be at age 10:
An artist
Favorite gadget:
My watch – and it’s not even digital
Teacher pet peeve:
When Math teachers say, “Do problems 1-10, odd.” Why not say, “1-9”?
Student pet peeve:
When students ask a teacher to postpone a test on the day of the test. I studied for today, I will forget it by tomorrow, making me just have to study again!
Procrastination technique:
Netflix
Hobby:
Watching the Maccabeats songs
Favorite thing about being a senior:
Knowing that school ends March 22.
Movie star you wish you could take to prom:
Indiana Jones
Topic you love but wouldn’t talk about in a college interview:
My obsession with Pixar movies.
Favorite classes you’ve taken at Milken:
Any class with Rabbi Scheindlin.
Funniest Hebrew word:
(casserole) פשטידה
Most memorable learning experience:
Rabbi Scheindlin dumped a package of pistachios on the ground to teach us Talmud.
Most purchased item in Student Store:
The strawberry yogurt with the granola that you pour in.
Favorite Milken Trend:
Rabbi B-K’s Hershey kisses
Most beloved/interesting item in your school bag:
Collapsible reading glasses
Where do you sit at lunch:
I have never heard of lunch. I thought everyone just went to meetings everyday…