All About Me!

Greetings Everyone! My name is Vedanti Upadhyaya and I live in Schertz, Texas, a small town located on the outskirts of San Antonio. My parents are originally from India, making me a first generation immigrant. Born in Odessa, I have lived in Texas my entire life. I went to a private high school in San Antonio called Saint Mary’s Hall and my graduating class had only 84 students.

I like to read and write, hang out with my friends, go to theme parks because roller coasters are a total adrenaline rush, travel to different countries, and meet new people. My favorite movie genres include comedy, Sci-fi, and action. Some of my favorite movies include Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Bill and Ted’s excellent adventure, Dark Knight, GATTACA, and the 2009 hit Sherlock Holmes. My favorite books include the Harry Potter Series, the Percy Jackson series, Beloved, As I lay Dying, and Life of Pi. Hamlet, Taming of the Shrew, and Macbeth are some of my favorite Shakespeare plays and some of my favorite authors and poets include TS Eliot, Faulkner, and Woolf.  

Moreover, I enjoy photography and took it as a course in high school for three years. Specifically, I like to photograph portraits, still life scenes, and natural landscapes. My secret fact is that I learn Classical Indian Dance, and have been learning it since I was six years old. I just love to dance and am always eager to learn new styles. Recently, I participated in a Bollywood group dance, which was performed during the Diwali event hosted by ASU and HSU.   

As a first-year student at Trinity University, I am currently an intern for the Mirage and a member of ASU, FIMRC, HSU, and AMSA. I like participating in community service activities and thus want to join more service oriented organizations such as TUVAC. In addition, I am pre-med and plan to major in Biology.

I have an adequate knowledge of computers; however, I believe there is still so much more that I could learn. In middle school, I engaged in a computer skills class focusing on HTML and had to make a website as my final project. It was a challenging task, but in the end, I was proud of all the work I had accomplished. In high school when I took yearbook, I acquired basic Photoshop skills and gained experience working with a designing program called InDesign. For this reason, I would like to expand my knowledge of Photoshop and learn more techniques in media design. I am excited to take this class and develop computer skills that will last a lifetime!

Feel free to email me at: vupadhya@trinity.edu