Students Say

  • my name: Ryan Pickering
  • my major: Psychology
  • my hometown: Lincoln, Maine
  • childhood ambition: I wanted to be in T.V., like … living inside of it
  • fondest Farmington memory: walking the streets until 3am the second night here, with new friends
  • soundtrack: the soundtrack to Garden State
  • wildest dream: I was a cucumber once, and had vegetable friends
  • proudest moment: that time I didn’t die
  • I live to: love, laugh, and dream, and sleep
  • biggest challenge: being a twin (it’s also the most fun)
  • best class taken: Style and Substance with professor Pat O’Donnell
  • mentor / hero: My parents
  • guilty pleasure: reality T.V. (especially The Amazing Race!)
  • perfect day: 65 degrees, windy, sunny and silly
  • indulgence: vending machine food
  • favorite book: The ‘Arry Po’ah series and David Eddings’ Pawn of Prophecy series
  • favorite movie: The Broken Hearts Club and Garden State
  • inspiration: My family
  • why Farmington: it’s quiet, the people are friendly, it was far enough away but not too far from home.