Isaiah Russell is the Senior Student Advisor for Sigma Tau Delta. He is currently pursuing a master’s in English at Fort Hays State University, where he also serves as the President of the Rho Psi Chapter. When he is not studying, reading, or writing, Isaiah is alphabetizing his increasingly unwieldy personal library.
- I chose to become an English Major because in my opinion, writing and literature are the broadest and most accessible mediums through which to explore the human condition.
- My favorite part of being an English Major is being able to experience and discuss the myriad of emotional, historical, and cultural perspectives that different kinds of writing provide.
- The last book I read was Zengakuren: Japan’s Revolutionary Students by Stuart J. Dowsey.
- My favorite book is Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
- A book character I identify with is the unnamed protagonist of The Tatami Galaxy by Tomihiko Morimi.
- The last book I bought was The Last Man by Mary Shelley, but I have not read it.
- My favorite book to movie adaptation is Drive My Car, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, an adaptation of a Haruki Murakami short story.
- I’m more of a reader.
- My favorite style of writing is poetry.
- My go-to children’s book is Heidi, by Johanna Spyri.
- My favorite childhood memory is trick-or-treating.
- Growing up, I was sure I would be an astronaut.
- My first job was working at my local grocery store.
- My dream job is teaching English.
- I like to spend my free time walking around Street View on Google Maps.
- The destination at the top of my travel bucket list is Flagstaff, Arizona.
- The literary place I’d most like to visit is Prince Edward Island.
The Green Gables house on Prince Edward Island.
- If I could move anywhere in the world, I’d live in a non-car dependent area with robust public transportation.
- If I was stranded on a desert island, the three things I would bring with me are the first three seasons of ALF on DVD.
- The one song I could listen to on repeat is “Girls” by Masakatsu Takagi.
- The best gift I ever received was a car.
- The best gift I’ve ever given is a truck.
- If you find me in the kitchen, I’m typically whipping up toast.
- If I could try any food from a book or series, it would be ambrosia from The Odyssey by Homer.
- The author (dead or alive) I’d most like to spend a day with is Toni Morrison.
