Behind the Mask: Fencing's Fiona Fong and Safa Ibrahim

PHILADELPHIA - Throughout the Temple fencing season, two Owls are being featured each week in a series called "Behind the Mask." The seventh installment helps fans get to know freshman Fiona Fong and sophomore Safa Ibrahim, both of the epee squad.

Fiona Fong
If you could have any super power, what would it be?
Flying.

How did you get started in fencing?
My older brother fenced and it seemed really cool.

Do you have siblings? Names, ages?
Kahlai Colin Fong- 27
Kahyee Kiernan Fong-24
Kahchi Molly Fong- 11

If you could be in any profession after college, what would it be?
Practicing clinical psychology.

If you could change one thing about the world today, what would it be?
The outrageous prices of college tuitions.

If you could eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Rack of lamb with oven-baked sweet potato fries and asparagus.

Favorite candy?
Twizzlers.

What is your proudest accomplishment?
Making the very amazing friends I have.

What TV shows are you hooked on?
Greys Anatomy and Jane the Virgin.

If you were an animal, what animal would you be?
Crow.

Favorite exercise in the weight room?
Back hyperextensions.

What's one word to describe yourself?
Friendly.

What is something your mom or dad taught you?
My mother taught me that someone always has it worse, so suck it up.

Safa Ibrahim
If you could have any super power, what would it be?
Teleporting.

How did you get started in fencing?
My cousins introduced fencing to my family, so we decided to try it together.

Do you have siblings? Names, ages?
I have 5 siblings. My brothers are Ayyub (21), Musa (16), Sulayman (17) and Mohamed (15). I have one sister Marwa (13).

If you could be in any profession after college, what would it be?
Statistician and documentary filmmaker.

If you could change one thing about the world today, what would it be?
Discrimination.

If you could eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Watermelon with Chicken Biryani.

Favorite candy?
Kit-Kat or anything sour.

What TV shows are you hooked on?
Blackish, How to Get Away With Murder, The Fosters, Gotham, and The Mindy Project.

If you were an animal, what animal would you be?
Kitten.

Favorite exercise in the weight room?
Squats.

What's one word to describe yourself?
Introvert.

What is something your mom or dad taught you?
To stay focused and never give up during the hardest times.

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