What is your name and grade? My name is Damien Barros, and I am a senior in high school.
Do you have any niche interests? I’m really into really cheap 80s horror movies. I think they’re hilarious and also surprisingly kind of good when you give them a chance.
What is something you are passionate about? I am really passionate about journaling. Because I like writing about my life, so in the future I can look back and remember what I was feeling in certain moments. It helps me remember because I kind of have a bad memory.
If your dogs could talk, what would they say about you? They would say I am really good at petting them and that I’m fun to play with.
If you could have a dinner party with a group of celebrities, who would they be and why? The Jersey Shore cast. I just think it would be fun and chaotic to see it play out. I would wiggle my way into some of their conversations because I like chaos.
What inspired you to join the tennis team, and what inspires you to continue playing? Probably my best friend Lily Sopranorat, who invited me to play tennis at the park one day, and I just fell in love with it. The amazing American tennis players like Taylor Fritz and Amanda Anisimova inspire me to continue playing because I think it’s great that we Americans can dominate at such an Eurocentric sport.
What’s the best job you ever had? Lifeguarding! The job itself is fun and very social, but it’s also very serious, and it’s something new every day that keeps me on my toes, and I made a lot of friends through lifeguarding.
What is your favorite activity to do in your spare time? Watching movies because there is such a wide variety of human experiences and they inspire me to, in my free time to go out and live more life. My favorite movie is Taxi Driver because I love how it shows isolation and loneliness, and also how it depicts New York in the 70s.
What is your best quality? I would say my humor. I feel like if you ask people, I’m a pretty funny person, whether that’s intentionally or unintentionally. I like making people laugh and laughing along with people.
Is there anything else you would like people to know about you? I’m technically related to Brad Pitt by marriage. My second cousin married Brad Pitt’s niece. So I am technically a part of the Pitt family if you think about it.
