2018 Staff Spotlight – James Herity
Since I returned home to Ireland after the last summer at North Star I’ve been studying Actuarial and Financial Maths as a 2nd year student. I’m studying at Dublin City University in County Dublin. I’ve taken up a new hobby in wake-boarding on Wednesdays with the surf and sail society at my university. I had a few opportunities at camp last summer to try wake-boarding for the first time and discovered it’s something I love.
Last December I had a reunion with some of the North Star 2017 staff in Dublin. It was great to see the lads again who are only a short flight or drive away. Currently I am studying for my second semester exams after a successful first semester. As well as studying I work part time at the Cliff at Lyons as a part-time waiter and shall work there up until my departure for camp.
More about James
What is your favorite camp meal?
– Breakfast muffins
If you could be any animal (besides a human), what would you be and why?
– A dog, because I love dogs.
What is your guilty pleasure tv show(s):
– Desperate Housewives
Where is your favorite spot at camp:
– Swim Point, it’s the best place to be when the weathers very hot
What is your dream Job:
– To own my own business one day.
If you could have dinner with any three people, dead or alive, who would they be and why?:
– My oldest brother Paul, because I’d love to see him again, Wes Anderson, because I love his movies and have questions for days for him & Will Ferrell, Because he seems like he’d be a fun dinner guest
What is the best Christmas/Hanukkah present that you’ve ever gotten:
– A GoPro, I take it with me where ever I travel.
What are/were your favorite subjects in school:
– Maths, Economics and Music
What are your top three movies of all time:
– Tough to say but up there is Isle of Dogs, Blade Runner, Logan.
What’s your go-to pie at the Norske Nook:
– Reese’s Peanut butter cup pie
What sports teams do you root for:
– Leinster Rugby
Share a random or little known fact about yourself:
– I competed in Pole Vaulting for my school at national level when I was 16 and 17. My record is 3.3 metres.
