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Hello Pod Squad! My name is Caroline Rozzo, and I am a biomedical engineering major on the pre-med track. Some of my favorite things to do are bake (especially rainbow cookies), run, go to the beach, scuba dive, crochet, and spend time with my friends (even if it's just sitting on the couch watching tik toks). I chose to take the Decoding Disney Writing 101 class because I really enjoy watching Disney movies, and I think that it will be very interesting to analyze and explore different perspectives of something as simple as a Disney movie that I watched when I was five years old. My favorite Disney movie is definitely Monster's, inc. because I used to watch it with my family over and over when I was younger; it holds a special place in my heart. I am very excited for this upcoming semester!

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  1. Lisa AndresJanuary 24, 2021 at 11:17 AM

    Hi Caroline! Welcome! :)
    Do you have many opportunities to bake here at Duke? It's one of my favorite things to do as well -- we made a lot of strawberry pecan bread last year, because going strawberry picking was one of the only things we could do with the Covid restrictions! -- but my college dorms were NOT equipped for that! :)

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  2. Barbara CivitellaJanuary 24, 2021 at 3:57 PM

    That is so awesome you bake. I absolutely love to bake! Cupcakes and cookies are my favorite, especially rainbow or funfetti flavored. I can't wait to get to know you and keep going with this course!

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