Looks Always Deceive The Eye

Cinderella Banzon and I met the first day we arrived in London. While waiting for the bus at Heathrow Airport, I learned she was going to be my roommate during our stay in London. We were both in the same London Study Abroad program that would be taken through Heythrop College. However, we were both registered for different classes. She was registered for the Hitchcock class while I was registered for the creative writing class. My first impression of Cinderella was vey different from the Cinderella I came to know. At first, she seemed very sweet, quiet, and shy. However, after spending a few weeks with her, she proved to be very comical and adventurous.

Cinderella resides in New York City with her family. She is the only child. She is bilingual. Her first language was Tagalog. She is currently a rising junior at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus. She is majoring in communications with a concentration in film studies. Two of her favorite places to visit are Lincoln Square and Covent Gardens. She hopes to someday live in Covent Gardens. She loves to journal and listen to the Queen, the Who, Cold Play, Elvis, and Florence and the Machine. Her favorite movie is An Education because the main character, Jenny, experiences a personal growth within the movie. This movie is one of her favorites because Jenny, who comes from a middle class family, gets briefly exposed in living a glamorous life. Her second favorite movie is Sabrina, which stars Audrey Hepburn. Audrey is Cinderella’s favorite actress and her role model. She looks up to Audrey for being the “epitome of goodness,” caring, sincere, graceful, and a fashion icon.

At first glance, Cinderella seems to be a sophisticated and demure young lady. However, by chatting with her one late night I discovered that she is very adventurous. She told me that she recently went bus hopping throughout London by herself . She loved the experience especially since she went by herself. Besides going bus hopping, Cinderella has done other adventurous stuff. She went to a shooting range with her dad and uncle in the Philippines. She has traveled throughout the Philippines and Europe. What’s next on her agenda? She will be traveling to Egypt for a week after she finishes her study abroad program here in London. Cinderella has proved to me that she is not as shy and quiet as she seems. She enjoys going on adventures and living life to the fullest.