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Role Models and Future Careers with Nathaneal Negatu

Nathaneal Negatu loves Latin traditions like Project Week.
Nathaneal Negatu loves Latin traditions like Project Week.
Scarlet Gitelson

This week, freshman and future engineer Nathaneal Negatu discusses all things Latin.

Nathaneal Negatu (NN)

Scarlet Gitelson (SG)

What's your favorite Latin tradition?

SG
NN

Project Week. Recently, I did leather arts, and I think it was really nice and something I'm looking forward to for the next couple of years.

What did you make during the leather Project Week?

SG
NN

I made a lot of stuff, but I think my two favorites were belts and the shoes because those are our two main projects and it was just very interesting.

Why did you decide to rank it?

SG
NN

I've never explored leather making, so I think it was just I wanted to try something new.

Who do you most look up to?

SG
NN

I would say my mom because she's basically my role model, and she's always been there for me in life.

If there was one quality of your mom's that you could have, what would it be and why?

SG
NN

Just her kindness and patience.

What is your favorite thing to get from the kiosk?

SG
NN

I think I'll go with the basic, probably the chocolate chip cookie.

If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?

SG
NN

To fly, because I'm just really interested in flying and I feel like that's just something really cool to me. I don't really want a superpower that actual superheroes have because I wouldn't really use it.

What would you say are you most hopeful about?

SG
NN

To go to a good college and get a good job.

What would your dream job look like?

SG
NN

I want to be a mechanical engineer.

What excites you about engineering?

SG
NN

Well, I've always liked math and science and engineering. I just like building things, and I like cars, and I feel like it would make sense for me.

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About the Contributor
Scarlet Gitelson
Scarlet Gitelson, Managing and Standards Editor
Scarlet Gitelson (‘26) is delighted to be serving as one of this year’s Managing and Standards Editors. Using her writing, she seeks to promote connection and discourse within the Latin community, and encourages other writers to do the same. Covering content as far-reaching as plastic duck figurines, anti-LGBTQ+ language, or student of the week, Scarlet is always up for the challenge of a new story. When she isn’t writing for The Forum, she can be found competing on Latin’s Math, Scholastic Bowl, Robotics, and Ultimate Frisbee teams, listening to Maisie Peters, re-watching Oppenheimer for the ninth time, or diving into a fun physics textbook.

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