What is your full name, and what name do you prefer to go by? How do pronounce it phonetically?
Aydin Tuan Truong, and I go by Aydin (i-din).
Which pronouns to do you prefer? (e.g. she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/their)
He/Him
What is your birthday? Are you OK with having your birthday publicly acknowledged/celebrated?
May 27th, go crazy.
Where did you grow up?
Chicago!
Did you have any fun nicknames while growing up? Do you have any now? What is the origin (if you feel comfortable sharing)?
No particular nicknames, but I do get called Aidan a lot.
What holidays do you celebrate (if any)?
I celebrate any holiday my family decides to, which usually just means getting food and having dinner together. Christmas and Thanksgiving are the big ones.
Academics
What is your academic life like?
What year in school are you?
Currently a sophomore.
When do you expect to graduate?
May 2024.
What is your major? How did you choose that?
I'm a Computer Science and Data Science double major.
Do you know what you'd like to do after you graduate?
Eventually be a Computer Sceince teacher back in Chicago
Interests
What do you like to do when you're not in class/working for STS?
What do you like to do for fun?
Crochet, play video games, listen to music.
Do you have any hobbies or groups that you participate in?
I am a member of Knit for a Cause here at Madison.
Do you have any other jobs or internships?
I have an internship lined up for the summer.
Any exciting plans for summer/winter break?
Not that I can think of
Neat Facts
What are some interesting, unexpected, or surprising facts about yourself?
What is something that might surprise someone who just met you?
I am Turkish and Vietnamese
Where is somewhere you have always wanted to travel?
Don't have any particular locations
Have you ever met anyone famous?
Nah
Life at STS
Talk a little bit about your time with STS
What is your favorite topic to teach?
Haven't quite done any teaching yet
What is something you are interested in learning?
R, Adobe Tools, Excel
What has been the most challenging part of working at STS?
The pandemic
Miscellaneous
Other potentially interesting bits of information about yourself
Favorite Movie
Maybe La La Land
Favorite TV Show
Parks and Rec
Favorite Music
Pop/RnB/Hip Hop. Favorite artist is Carly Rae Jepsen (stream Emotion)
