Follower Fridays is a series of profiles highlighting members of Gaysian Third Space to showcase the diversity of gaysians in the Community. This week’s featured member is @pancietta

Who are you?

I’m a 22 year old Filipino-American striving to get into med school at the moment. I love to sing whether or not people wanna hear. I enjoy traveling, dragonboating, learning new languages, laughing/making people laugh.

Where are you from?

I’m from San Jose, CA, but I’ve lived in Milpitas, Davis, Sacramento, and my hometown Gilroy. In terms of my family, we come from Ilokos/Ilocos Norte; so understand more Ilokano than Tagalog hahah. My bloodline originates with the Igorots which I’m very proud of :)

What do you do?

My specialty is in neurobiology, microbiology, and molecular biology and right now I’m looking for positions in the San Francisco Bay Area.



I’ve also worked milk tea before, so if you got a craving just hit me up lolol.



Otherwise I just spend my time working out, paddling, and learning French.

What are you passionate about?

I’m passionate about discovering the connections that exist between everyone and everything. Not just in science and art but also in human connection and languages. I think it’s important that we as a people learn how to understand each other. Because without understanding and patience and tolerance, we wouldn’t have the rich diversity that we have today.



What is your dream job (real or fantasy)?

My dream job would have to be working in medicine. Now I know that sounds so cliché, but it’s the truth. Learning how to interact with different people, whether it’s children or adults, teaches you how to be human. Because medicine goes beyond pills and prescriptions. You can heal her body through music and art in sports and laughter. and knowing that I was able to help someone become stronger for themselves and for others I think is a really rewarding gesture

If you could change the world with one idea, what would it be?

Hmmm. I think that you should never have to ever doubt yourself. And that goes along with loving yourself. You are worthy of attention and love, and no one has the power to take away your self-respect. There maybe times when it seems like the world is against you, and it very well may be against you, but only you have the power to let all the negative things define who you are. you are the only one capable of determining how you feel about yourself. Never forget that.