Ask Joehoru is a weekly column where Joanna (JE ’25) answers her Instagram followers’ questions. DM her @joehoru or watch out for a weekly question sticker on her story to get her thought-provoking answers.
Hey guys. Long time no see. I missed you. Life is so empty without the Herald. I wish everyone in the world could read the Herald. And I’d like to wish all Herald readers a safe, happy, warm, cozy, cuddly holiday season. This week I am answering some very cute, wistful, non-holiday related questions (sorry for the clickbait).
Q: When’s the last time you cried?
A: Sunday night. I was crying over the two finals I had on Monday. But nevertheless, she persisted. We’re so back.
Q: What did you want to be when you were a kid?
A: I actually don’t really remember, but I feel that for a good part of my life I thought I would go to law school and be an entertainment attorney or something. But then I got to college and realized I would rather put my hand in a blender than go to law school. So I took that as a pretty good sign that I shouldn’t go to law school.
Q: What are your favorite pair of shoes?
A: My snow shoes. They’re fuzzy on the inside and waterproof on the outside. They’re also brown and duck-billed. They sound like they look really ugly and they lowkey are but they’re cute when I put them on. And they’re loose enough that I can slip them on and off. But don’t get me wrong – they also have great ankle support. Before coming to Yale, I never had a need for snow shoes (Floridian). I bought them my first-year with the winter clothing grant (shout out poor people), which was actually huge for me because all my life, I’ve wanted a pair of brown, waterproof, fuzzy, duck-billed, great ankle support snow shoes. And now that I own a pair of brown, waterproof, fuzzy, duck-billed, great ankle support snow shoes, I get to tell you that nevertheless, she persisted.
Q: What’s something that you think is underrated?
A: I think mundane things are underrated. Like holding hands with your friends. Splitting a pack of candy. Walking to Walgreens really late at night. Writing stupid things for the Herald. Standing and waiting for a bus. Washing plates in your suite’s bathroom. Playing games on your laptop during lecture. Accidentally tripping on a stone on cross campus and embarrassingly smiling at the person who witnessed it. Small, gentle acts of kindness – like passing someone the ice cream scoop after you’re done using it – are so sweet and make us all more human. We should celebrate the mundane and be grateful that we are able to do such things! But also I heard that the @joehoru Instagram only has like 2,315 followers even though there are like 6,000 Yale students. So I thought that was really rude and mean and arrived to the conclusion that she may also be underrated.
