Hello! My name is Zihao Chen but I go by Zee or Z! I am a freshman and my intended major is CIS: Cybersecurity. I was born in Fuzhou, China then my family moved to America when I was 8. I currently live in Staten Island so I have quite a long commute to college. I’m a first-generation student. My family came from really humble beginnings so my parents sacrificed a lot to make sure me and my sister could get proper education. My sister is 6 years older than I am so she attended college a lot earlier than I did but she had to drop out due to financial difficulties so I am the only one in my entire extended family that’s attending college. I chose Cybersecurity as my intended major because following the current career trends and how society is moving to a more tech-reliant age. Cybersecurity seems like a great option and I’m excited to see what it has to offer. Other than cybersecurity, I take an interest in various engineering fields such as mechanical, electrical, and bioengineering.
My hobbies are biking, drawing, and playing video games. I am a very frequent biker and I would bike every day during the summer. I draw from time to time and I like to make little animations. In terms of video games, I’ve been playing Persona 5 a lot. It’s a turn-based strategy game that has various beings called ‘personas’ that you can collect and use in battle.
Since food is the focus of this class, my recent craze is a nice Popeyes meal. Especially the Popeyes chicken sandwich. I would eat it every day but I know better than to keep my calorie intake in check. My go-to order would be a Spicy chicken sandwich with pickles and a side of Cajun fries. Yes, I am an advocator for pickles in my sandwiches.
