M.1 WHO ARE YOU?

HELLO

M.1 WHO ARE YOU?

WHO AM I?

Hello my name is Veronica Di Babbo, I am 22 years old. I am in my third year of Architecture and seeking a Master’s Degree. I was born and raised in Maracay, Venezuela, and migrated to the United States when I was eleven years old. My family comes from Spain and Italy which gave me the possibility of being fluent in three languages (Spanish, English and Italian) and hoping to learn many more.

TRAVEL + CULTURE

Throughout my life, unfortunately I haven’t been able to travel to many countries. I’ve had the opportunity to travel to some cities in the United States, such as New York, Philadelphia, and I took a road trip with my family from Miami to Washington D.C.

I’ve been lucky to have had an opportunity to travel to Galicia, Spain to visit some family. On that trip I had the pleasure of doing “El Camino de Santiago”, which is a hiking tour that has many starting places but there is only one final destination, which is Santiago de Compostela. That hiking experience was incredible ( I highly recommend it!).

I hope one day I’ll get the pleasure to travel to many places, and make memories on each of them.

WHY DESIGN?

Since I was younger, I’ve always been interested in design. From designing clothes or painting to finding a career that makes me show off those talents.

My first choice when I started College was to enroll in Interior Design, and my dad who is an engineer, and my counselor, convinced me to choose Architecture. And to this day I am grateful for that decision.

Now, I only have two more years until I complete my Master’s Degree and I can finally go into the real world and hopefully one day I can start my own firm.

COLOR

Color has always been a very important part of my life. It affects or it can change my mood. With the career I have and in my work, I am surrounded by many colors. When I get home it is actually the opposite. My bedroom is white with some aspects of color to help me feel relaxed and in peace.

I connect with mostly every color, but the one that never fails to grab my attention is orange and yellow. Warm colors speak to me the most. Whenever I see a combination of colors that I love, I rush to take a picture to capture the moment.

HOBBIES

Since I was a child, my main hobbies consisted of painting and playing sports. I mostly enjoy drawing in pencil to create highlights and shadows, but playing with paint has helped me to connect with colors in a different way.

I’ve played tennis since I was six years old, and I played in tournaments until I began to pursue my architecture career. Now, I play tennis as a way of keeping a healthy lifestyle and exercise.

In my family we have amazing bakers, one of them being my mom. She had taught me all her recipes and I’ve learned that I genuinely enjoy baking in my spare time.

SOURCES

Image of Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela: https://www. theguardian.com/culture/2020/nov/01/a-selfie-set-in-stone-hiddenportrait-by-cheeky-mason-found-in-spain-900-years-on

Image of tennis racket: https://www.behance.net/gallery/70056595/ Tennis