Meet Bianca Joseph! Bianca is a senior at Flowery Branch High School. She plans on attending Georgia Southern University in the fall.
Please tell us a little bit about your family.
“I am in a military family, my dad, Charles, works in the National Guard and my oldest brother, Jermaine, is currently on active duty, and my second oldest brother, Maurice, recently moved to San Antonio to pursue his career. My mother is a very outgoing woman, I credit a lot of my personality to her! Along with this, she is an amazing baker and cook. I am the youngest of my family so they are becoming empty nesters after me!”
What are your plans after graduation?
“After graduation, I plan to attend Georgia Southern University and major in International Studies with a Regional Emphasis and minor in Political Science. Hopefully, in the future, I will study and become a Public Diplomacy Officer in the U.S Embassy.”
What are two of your favorite restaurants in our community?
“King Kong Milktea and Crossroads Bar & Grille.”
If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be and why?
“I would love to travel to Ireland! I have been interested in Scottish Gaelic for a few years now and recently I have been studying the geography of the Irish coast and Celtic mythology in general! I would love to get a first-person view of the areas I have been studying.”
What is one of your favorite movies? TV shows?
“I am a ‘Godzilla’ fanatic! I love the universe created, and the different animal concepts.”
If you were asked to give advice to your senior class and the younger students at your school, what would you say?
“We are the present tasked with the future. From the start of our High School journey to the end, we define the world we will live in! So show the compassion, grace, and respect you want to be shown.”
If you were able to be cast as yourself into a television show or series, what show would you want to be in?
“‘Bones.'”
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 love to have lunch with the Malala Yousafzai. She was my introduction to the pain of this world, but also the hope. Her story helped encourage me to be an advocate and leader in my community. I would take her to Maynard’s At The Corner because it is a very open space and we could have a long conversation.”
What is your favorite thing about our community?
“The warm sense of community.”
Where do you see yourself in five to 10 years?
“Hopefully when I am 27, I will have an internship abroad and be studying for my future!”
What is something on your bucket list?
“Watch the Saints win a Super Bowl at their home stadium!”
What is your go to band / singer when you cant decide what to listen to?
“Florence + The Machine.”
Favorite month? favorite holiday? and best single day on the calendar?
“My favorite month is October. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving because I love my family. My favorite day is Sept. 22, because it is the first day of fall.”
What would you rate a 10 out of 10?
“The book ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ by Author Golden.”
What is something you want to do as soon as this pandemic is finished?
“Go biking!”
Who inspires you to be better?
“My peers inspire me to be better! Being the best Bianca I can be is the best way to support the people who have always supported me!”
