Favorite thing to do in free time:  Think about alternate worlds I’ve created in my mind

Five things I can't live without:  My family, my friends, a clean environment, trips to France, and piano music

My top three dream assignments or interviews:  Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., Salman Rushdie, and Morgan Freeman

My most prized possession:  My maternal grandfather’s paintings

My proudest accomplishment:  Earning summa cum laude on the National Latin Exam

Who I look up to:  Anthony Skaff, a piano student a few years older than me

My favorite book is:  The Tripods series, by John Christopher

My favorite book genre is:  Steampunk

My favorite movie is:  Spirited Away

My favorite sport or sports team is:  Rafael Nadal

My favorite musician or musical group:  Angel Gil-Ordóñez and the PostClassical Ensemble

My pet peeve:  When people say “me” instead of “I”

One thing hardly anyone knows about me:  As a TIME For Kids Kid Reporter, I’ll be a sixth-generation journalist in my family, going back to my great-great-great-grandfather James S. Chambers, editor of the Philadelphia Ledger.

Career goal:  Lawyer, architect, scientist and journalist/writer.