Age: 23

Born: Bangor

Location: Surveying a culvert in February on Rte. 166 near the golf course in Castine.

What do you do? I’m a graduate student at the University of Maine in the civil engineering department.

Where do you live? In an apartment in Brewer. It’s very small.

How would you describe your home d?cor? Casual.

What’s the last great movie you saw? I watch a lot of movies. I guess “The Return of the King” was pretty good.

Name the last song you downloaded. I downloaded an entire show. It was the Tsunami Relief Concert with a band called Moe.

What’s your favorite winter sport? Downhill skiing.

What’s cool about living in Maine? Everything. Four seasons. Snow.

What would you change about your university experience? Nothing. I had a blast.

What’s your dream job after graduate school? I’m specializing in geo-technical engineering, which is dirt. We do roadway reconstruction, foundation work. We make sure the soil is strong enough for what people want to build.

Will you stay in Maine? I hope so.

Where’d you get those sunglasses? Cadillac Mountain Sport

Does that hat keep you warm or is it a fashion statement? It was cold today.

– Alicia Anstead