Photography by Angeli Castillo
Name: Juana Wais
Age: 17
Profession: Student
Nationality: Syrian
Motto: “Today me will live in the moment unless it’s unpleasant in which case me will eat a cookie”. – Cookie Monster
> My most valued possession.
My most valued possession would be my record player.
> One thing I cannot live without.
One thing I can’t live without is my family. They are there for me through everything and I can trust them with all my heart.
> The person who inspires me the most.
The person who inspires me the most would be my dad.
> Five things I need for survival.
Things that I would need for survival would be two books (The Shock of the Fall By Nathan Filer and More Than This By Patrick Ness), a pencil and paper, and anything that has my music on it.
> Car I would most like to own
1960-1973 Dodge Polara.
> My idea of peace
Less war.
> My goal in life.
To be content.
> Items I keep buying even though I have plenty of
Books. I buy a lot of books and I can never seem to get rid of any of them.
> Persons in my life who deserve a big old thank you
My parents and my high school counselor.
> I would most/ least like to be stuck in an elevator with
I would most like to be stuck in an elevator with Johnny Depp….and least like to be stuck in an elevator with a mother and a crying baby (no offense to mothers or crying babies).
> If I could wake up tomorrow in the body of someone else it would be
If I could wake up in someone else’s body it would have to be Pat Benatar.
> My current last song syndrome
House of the Rising Sun – The Animals.
> Recent movie that made me cry
Fast and Furious 7
> Place I most love to be in
There is this café called Third Place where my friends and I go to study or just hangout sometimes, and I love it.
> My idea of a perfect weekend
Hanging out with my brother or my friends. Doesn’t matter where as long as I’m surrounded by my friends and family.
> Right now I would most like to be in
Washington DC visiting my cousin Masouna.
> My favourite desert
Chocolate ice cream. I have some almost every weekend, and I’ve loved it since I can remember.
> If I were in death row my last meal would be
Any of my mom’s home cooked meals.