Ellie Smith (she/they) grew up in northeast Iowa and lives in Iowa City, Iowa. They attend college at the University of Iowa, where she is majoring in History and Political Science and minoring in Korean. Ellie loves listening to music, specifically Stray Kids, Taylor Swift, Hozier, and other various K-Pop groups and individual artists. She loves studying history and politics and enjoys talking about both topics. They enjoy spending time with their family and their cat, Peggy.