Name: Andrew Ainslie

My job title is: Democracy and Representation Coordinator

I am responsible for: Representation, student voice and democracy


 

What do you like to do in your free time? 
I enjoy training the gym watching as many sports as possible, but I’ve just bought spandex to transform into a full-time cyclist.  
 

Where is your favourite spot in Dundee? 
The Discovery by a country mile 
 

What's your go-to karaoke song or guilty pleasure song that you love to sing? 
Karaoke – Rhine stone cowboy, guilty pleasure – MMMBop by Hanson 
 

What's the most unusual talent or skill you possess that most people don't know about? 
I can almost squat 200kg… yes it’s a skill and yes I’m counting it 
 

What's the strangest or most interesting thing you've ever eaten? 
Accidently ate a bumblebee once 
 

What's the most memorable vacation you've ever been on, and what made it so special? 
Skiing in the French alps over Christmas…  
 

What's your favourite cheesy joke or pun? 
What’s brown and sticky?... a stick 
 

If you could time travel, would you go to the past or the future, and why? 
I'd travel back to whenever they decided to put traffic lights on the Swallow Roundabout and put a stop to the plans 
 

If you could live in any fictional world, which one would it be and why? 
Hobbiton… no explanation required 
 

If you could magically become fluent in any language, which one would you choose and why? 
I’d love to be able to speak French so I could recreate Mr Beans holidays   
 

If you could have any animal as a pet, regardless of practicality or legality, what would you choose and why? 
There would be something pretty cool having an eagle sitting in the corner 
 

If you could have a magical ability to understand and speak any animal language, which animal would you choose to communicate with and why? 
Seagulls! Whatever language they speak that one! So I can tell them to feck off 
 

What's your favourite board game or video game, and what makes it so enjoyable for you? 
Any game in the Fallout series I’ve lost so many days in those games  
 

If you could have any superpower for a day, what would you choose and how would you use it? 
Flight… everyone’s obvious favourite