Getting to Know Lydia

• Why did you choose to attend Mount Holyoke? - I chose to attend Mount Holyoke because of the passionate and articulate women I get to engage with everyday.
• What do you like best about Mount Holyoke? - I like that it is a supportive environment where I feel comfortable taking risks. I also love our amazing traditions such as M&Cs, Convocation and Pangy Day
• Favorite Sports Movie - Best In Show
• Best Sporting Event Ever Attended - A Cubs game when I was living in Chicago last summer
• Favorite TV Show - Parks & Recreation
• Favorite Athlete(s) - Ryan Lochte & Francesca Schiavone
• Childhood Idol - Jacque Cousteau & Hilary Clinton
• Hobbies - Hiking & Cooking
• Best Concert You Ever Attended - Of Montreal
• Magazine Cover You'd Like to Be On - Time, Newsweek 
• Biggest Fear - Sounding like an idiot on questionnaires 
• Most Famous Person Ever Met - Snoop Dog 
• Person You'd Like to Have Dinner With - Francis Perkins 
• Most Prized Possession - A handmade Turkish rug from the 1890s 
• Place You'd Like to Visit - Peru, South Africa, Azerbaijan 
• First Memory of Your Sport - Swimming the 100 IM in the wrong order as a seven year old 
• Most Memorable Moment in College Athletics - Breaking our school's 400 Free Relay Record at Seven Sisters Championship and taking first in the event 
• Pre-Game Rituals - Eating oatmeal before I go to bed the night before 
• Best Advice From a Coach - Don't be afraid to fail 
• If You Had $1 Billion Dollars You Would - Travel and eat good food 
• Career Aspirations - Congresswoman