Emma Whitaker-Pitts (WP) | Cambridge University Dance (CUTAZZ, Street Performing, Teaching), UK Ambassador / Journalism Ambitions, MML (Spanish & Portuguese, Colombia, Salamanca), Head Girl, 93YO Grandma, Life Philosophies | Coffee's on Me, David Quan 权丁文

Emma Whitaker-Pitts is a second year MML (Modern and Medieval Languages), Spanish and Portuguese student at Clare College, University of Cambridge. Her experience as Head Girl of her secondary school, as well as Secretary and teacher of street dance for the CUTAZZ dance society in Cambridge, has helped Emma to gather an extensive repertoire of leadership experience, recognised by her receiving of the Brathay Organisation Award for Outstanding Student Leadership in 2021. Her voluntary work in summer schools and her primary school in her local town, as well as her childhood rooted in musical theatre and her participation in many shows, has enabled her to realise her passion for helping children in their self-development through creative pursuits and creative outlets. Emma has competed with the nationally successful Cambridge University Dance Competition Team in the Street Dance and Wildcard categories and has been able to make some incredible memories and friends throughout this. Her ambitions for her future include becoming involved in Broadcast Journalism as the Latin American Correspondent for the BBC and, on a senior level, becoming the UK Ambassador to Spain or a South American country. Finally, she is hugely passionate about travel and learning about different cultures and believes the world would be a better place with a deeper understanding of these. Thus, she is looking forward to spending half of her Year Abroad on an internship in Bogotá, Colombia, in the British Chamber of Commerce in the British Embassy offices. “David makes you forget that it’s being recorded, and you talk about things that you don’t feel like you’ve gone into depth about with anyone! Thank you David for having me on your podcast!" – Emma Whitaker-Pitts WHY? COFFEE'S ON ME, DAVID QUAN 权丁文TL;DR: To process my emotions after a grueling campaign for President of The Cambridge Union, I reflected upon the influences of my late Grandfather and wrote him a letter: https://linktr.ee/DavidQuan . Drawing inspiration from him, I hope to learn more from others through genuine discussions – giving listeners heartfelt conversations filled with authentic insights, and giving guests legacy-worthy interviews to treasure. To converse with someone without a strict time limit or structure – meticulously engaging in a curious process of clarifications or elaborations – is not only a rare privilege. This longer format also allows the sharing of otherwise unshared or unappreciated anecdotes. There are appeals to sound-bite media, of course, but the metrics that matter most to me are more about the uniqueness of contribution than measures of virality. Over time, I hope to be able to better deconstruct guests' fascinating experiences – to seamlessly tease out the insights for listeners to enjoy and learn from while cooking, commuting, relaxing, or walking their pet.  But this personal project is fundamentally as much about what we can learn from the guests as it is to give them (current) legacy-worthy interviews. My top priority is for guests to enjoy a unique opportunity to challenge, learn about, and be themselves; hopefully, they will be able to keep recordings of in-depth, heartfelt conversations to reflect on in years’ time.  And the best part for guests? Coffee’s on Me, David Quan 权丁文NOMINATE A GUEST  Please contact me to nominate someone. This would really help identify the anonymous extraordinaries！CONTACT ME Having grown up in Xi'an, China, and Adelaide, Australia, I am a 3rd year undergraduate student at Clare College, University of Cambridge, UK. Please do have the courage to say hello!LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/DavidQuan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dingwen-david-quan/Instagram: @DavidQuan32Facebook: David QuanYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-_zEeiF5n5ZTArvMcXpMl