Please join The Faces of Cincinnati as we recognize our graduating high school seniors for 2021. Here is hoping they take their positive spirit to help create a stronger world!
Meet Emma Perera . . .
What High School do you attend?
St. Ursula Academy
Please tell us a little bit about your family.
My older brother, Nicholas, swims at the University of Alabama, where he will be a senior. My younger brother, Christopher, will be a senior at St. Xavier high school next year. He also swims, in addition to playing water polo. My younger sister, Victoria, also a swimmer/water polo player, will be a sophomore at St. Ursula Academy. My mom has spent this past year in Fort Belvoir, Virginia working in the Army Modeling and Simulation Office. My dad is a Area General Manager for the Digital Prints Solution Division at Georgia Pacific.
What are your plans after graduation?
I am going to be attending the United States Military Academy at West Point.
What are two of your favorite restaurants in our community?
The Blue Goose Cafe (Sharonville) and Aroma Restaurant & Sushi (Kenwood)
If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be and why?
If I could travel anywhere, I would want to go to Sri Lanka. My dad’s side of the family is from there, and we took a trip there as a family the summer before my sophomore year. We all had a great time seeing the different animals, trying new foods, and visiting tons of historic places.
What is one of your favorite movies? TV shows?
My favorite movie is The Princess Bride.
My favorite TV show is Psych.
If you were asked to give advice to your senior class and the younger students at your school, what would you say?
Always work hard and don’t give up when things get difficult.
If you were able to be cast as yourself into a television show or series, what show would you want to be in?
Psych
If you could choose anyone to have lunch with, who would you choose? Why? And where, locally, would you meet for this lunch?
I would like to have dim sum with my grandparents (my dad’s parents), so I could tell them all about the end of my senior year, and celebrate my college acceptances with them.
What is your favorite thing about our community?
The friendly people.
Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
In 5 years I’ll be a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
What is something on your bucket list?
Visit all 7 continents.
What is your go to band / singer when you cant decide what to listen to?
Sugarland.
Favorite month? favorite holiday? and best single day on the calendar?
My favorite month is August, my favorite holiday is Christmas, and the best single day on the calendar is Christmas Eve.
What would you rate a 10 out of 10?
Ice Cream.
What is something you want to do as soon as this pandemic is finished?
Go to a concert.
Who inspires you to be better?
My mom.
