My name is Ashley Zucker, and I am a pre-nursing major and music minor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Although I enjoy science, especially anatomy and physiology, I absolutely love music. I have been in choir since I was 3 years old. Now, I am in the UNC Soprano and Alto Glee Club! I also love musical theatre and opera. I recently saw my first opera at the Met in NYC called Le Nozze di Figaro. Because I am a musical theatre nerd, I have seen at least 10 Broadway shows in NYC and have been in several musicals in high school like Once Upon a Mattress and Thoroughly Modern Millie. However, my favorite thing I have ever done in my life was studying opera in Spoleto, Italy in high school. During my time in the Spoleto Study Abroad program I lived in an old convent, sang Italian arias everyday, and ate delicious gelato and Italian food.

Along with music and singing, I LOVE food. And, in my personal opinion, pistachio gelato is the best one. I can’t wait to learn more about microbiology this semester!!