Hi, my name is Rachael🦖
and I had a really big dinosaur hyperfixation
Birthday: February 6, 2004
Hometown: La Crescenta, CA BUT SHOUTOUT PALISADES PARK, NEW JERSEY
Major / Year: Korean Literature & Culture and Language Science / 4th Year
Hobbies: Art history, journaling, penpaling, collecting stationery, making playlists, cooking/baking, beach days, niche video essays, vlogging (subscribe to youtube.com/@rachaell.l)
Childhood Dreams: Artist, Vet, Chef
Sparring Match: None :’) I don’t have it in me to fight people 💔💔💔💔💔!!!!! #AllLove #LoveEachOther !!! -1.
Favorite Food: Tacos (lengua/al pastor), Any noodle dish, Japanese food, SPICY FOOD!!, Tteokbokki, Kimchi Anything, and everybody go follow me on Beli right now @rchllee
Favorite Tweec Couch I've Slept On: The one closest to the door, but I can knock out anywhere
Favorite Hashtag: #GLOCK #rawrXD #PhatAssPhis #DinoDown
Favorite Movies: Decision to Leave, White Chicks
Favorite Quote: “Do all things in love.”
Fictional Character: VECTOR, Tangy (Animal Crossing)
Earliest Memory: Reading Korean picture books with my grandparents
Favorite Dance Move: OH YEAHHHHH + hairography
Favorite Song: NO PAIN - Silica Gel, To You - Seventeen, Hollywood/Experience - Victoria Monet, Talk - Beabadoobee, Love Quotes - Jenevieve, TWENTIES - Giveon but only when Kelliya is singing it to me, Spotify @rachael0206
Favorite Pizza Topping: Supreme
Favorite Dessert: Strawberry, matcha, black sesame
Secret Obsession: Stan Tumblr and Vine compilations
Life Movie Title: With Love, Rachael
Significant Other Traits: Just be Kang Haneul OR Gentle aura and nice smile, Not a picky eater, Tall (My mom needs to approve of this, she always tells me bring home somebody taller than my dad. My dad is 6ft.), Listener, Bonus points if you look good in glasses
Pet Peeves: People who can't read the room, ignorance
Guilty Pleasures: TikTok ads of those really bad and cringy dramas that are like 30 minutes long
Mbti: INFJ (with E moments)
Embarrassing Moment: When all the Roots at Phi year Fat Tuesday knew me as 'the one that died at newbie party'
Favorite MCIA Pieces: Upsi Welcome Week, London Bridge - Joy & Brandie, WRK - Gabe & Fei
Favorite Non MCIA Pieces: Angels in Tibet - Latrice & Kirsten Dodgen, Dream of You/PLAY - Chungha, LAW - Wootae, Bank2Brothers Mega Crew, Better - BoA, Fallin’ Flower - Seventeen, Project Yumo SQDF 2025
Dance Inspiration: FemCIA, Chungha, Danzel, Marlee Hightower
Dance Crush: FemCIA, Nick Joseph, Akanen, Bella Olsen, Marlee Hightower
Why MCIA: I’ve always wanted to join a dance team since my first year, but life happened and I thought I would never be able to for the rest of college. But I loved the Phi Year All IDC set and workshops, and the vibes were too good not to join!
5 Things People Don’t Know About Me
- I've been to 22 US states
- I injured the same ankle 4 times
- I don't know how to swim
- I lived in New Jersey until 5th grade
- I actually had a really big dinosaur hyperfixation as a kid and memorized all the names with a Korean kids' encyclopedia
In Five Years: Have gotten/Be working on Master's degree, be employed somewhere, have worked the LA 2028 Olympics, travel, live/work/study in Korea?, and try my best to be an active root!
Shout Outs & Thank You’s: My TLOS! WE DID IT! Phis, you know how much I love you guys. Thank you for being here. DINOSTY 💚🦖! Kate, Gabbie, Carmen, Derek, and all the root dinos — you’re my safe space within the MCIA family! I am so lucky to be a Dino #DINOSUP. Last few shoutouts to Gloria Lee aka Dino auntie, Sarah Cheon, Day 1 HumCore girlies, Kaydi Nomura, Yuri Mansukhani, Dyllan Bulaon, my family, and of course, my í• ě•„ë˛„ě§€.
