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Leader Spotlight: Elijah
Posted by Yong Oh on November 25, 2008 at 9:20 am in Articles

This next leadership spotlight installment comes to you from Noah Cho. His interview subject is his cousin Elijah Whang. Enjoy the interview!

Name: Elijah Whang
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 155 lbs
Age: Twenty something
Ethnicity: Korean (*sigh* too many of these people)
Place of birth: I think California, I forgot to ask
Favorite food and drink: Spaghetti and Diet Coke
High school and college: El Camino Real, UC Irvine, CSUN for grad school
Status: Single L
Favorite subject in high school: AP Human Geography
Least favorite subject: Everything else
Occupation: Teacher

Noah: So, why did you join ARK?
Elijah: There’s free food

Interesting…do you enjoy being in ARK?
*nods*

So do you like youth?
That depends on if they have showered or not

So what’s your position in the hierarchy of ARK leaders
Low

Oh no, that’s too bad. So seeing that this is a church based interview, what’s your favorite Christian band?
The Garden Praise team. They’re pretty incredibly good

How about your favorite non-Christian band
Just mellow music, hip hop every now and then, and maybe polka

Interesting…glad to hear that. So do you have a favorite movie, and why
Aladdin, it’ funny and hilarious

Really. Glad to hear that. So do you have a favorite super hero? I’m sure you do. Who is it
Spider-man, because he’s intelligent, witty, and yet a tortured soul

Oh my…would you say he reminds of yourself?
No

Too bad. If you could, would you be him?
No way, I like myself

That’s awesome, good job. So, I enjoy laughing. What’s your favorite joke
I don’t like jokes or laughter

Excellent. Interesting. Oh, so is there anybody you look up to?
My grandfather because he’s a man of God and is hard working

Hey that’s funny, that sounds just like my grandfather.
So do you have a favorite football team

No, I don’t like teams. I actually only like players

Really. Like who? Give me your top 3 or so
Brett Favre, Chris Carter, and Charles Woodson. Aren’t you going to ask me what my favorite baseball and basketball teams are?

Oh! Uh, sure.
The Lakers and the Dodgers

Ah, both from L.A. So do you like this city?
I do, it’s where life happens

If you could learn any instrument, what would you learn?
I would learn the piano because it’s nice.

Well then what’s your least favorite instrument that you would never learn?
The bassoon

I see. So what’s your favorite book, sir
“Alice in Wonderland” because the language is genius and hilarious

Okay, now let’s go back to God. What’s your favorite book of the Bible?
Psalms, it refreshes the soul

Good answer! So, do you have any hobbies?
Sleeping

Good job being productive there. Let’s just go back to God. Do you see yourself as a man of God?
I am trying my best.
And that’s all that matters! WOO 1,000%!!

To wrap this up, what are your thoughts on the economy crisis
Well…it’s just money

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