About me

Hi! My name is Elliot Stanger and I'm from Culver City, an autonomous city in the heart of Los Angeles. I really like the city I'm from because it comes with a small town feel, but at the same time we are in the middle of one of the best cities in the whole world! I am a first year at UCSB and am currently a Pre-economics major. I also play lacrosse here at UCSB and we just came back from a trip to Colorado where we played the number four ranked team, Colorado Boulder (and won!) and we also faced off against the number nine ranked team, Colorado State(we lost in double overtime). While we were in Boulder, there was a snow storm which dropped a whole foot of snow on the ground! Other than lacrosse, I am a big sports fan. My father, who's from Boston, raised my brother and me to root for only Boston teams. Being from Los Angeles, it was a bit hard not rooting for Kobe as he was winning all those championships, but my dad taught me a valuable lesson that real fans stay with their teams. Other than sports, I like to surf, hang out with my friends and listen to music. I love all sorts of music from salsa to jazz. My favorite genre is rap and R&B and the Spotify Discover playlist has become one of my favorite things since I've bought my student discounted Spotify membership. In the future, I'd like to travel to as many places as I can, especially the Spanish speaking ones, as I am fluent in that language. I went to an immersion elementary school where each student picks Spanish or Japanese and learns in that language for their next five years in school. A lot of my friends from elementary school are actually planning a trip to Japan for this summer. I look forward to the Spring Quarter and this class as I am anxious to improve my writing!