Students Say

  • my Name: Eiei Hlaing
  • my major: Psychology
  • my hometown: Myanmar (Burma)
  • childhood ambition: to work with the U.N. and help people
  • wildest dream: visiting Australia on my own
  • perfect day: getting an A on the test I thought I blew
  • indulgence: buying Paul Mitchell hair products
  • fondest Farmington memory: getting a birthday card signed by everyone in the Alumni House
  • soundtrack: Alanis Morrisette, The Chronicles of Narnia soundtrack
  • proudest moment: being able to leave Myanmar without breaking down
  • I live to: buy people things that they really want/need
  • biggest challenge: confronting adults -- pointing out when they’re wrong
  • best class taken: Adulthood and Aging with Psych professor Dr. Quackenbush
  • mentor / hero: Mom for tolerating people and Dad for his arithmetic skills
  • guilty pleasure: hanging out with friends and ignoring homework
  • favorite book: Marc Levy’s If Only It Were True
  • favorite movie: Just Like Heaven
  • inspiration: to travel and help people
  • why Farmington: less intimidating, less materialistic, less superficial than other places. More earthy and friendly.