Where are you from?
Another ice breaker question designed to lower your guard and get you to open up. It also offers another opportunity to create a connection. Once at ease, most people have less of a filter, and might grant their interviewer unintended insights into their personality. The more open you are will help them determine how well you'll fit into their team.
You can use this icebreaker to highlight where you've come from, not only geographically, but also in life. Share the basics of who you are, why you're here, where you come from, and where you're going. Volunteer your more interesting accomplishments or life experiences. Remain professional. Also, use this opportunity to answer as many questions as you organically can. Doing so will make the interviewer easier for them, and might get them to lower their guard.
"I come from a little town called Hell, Michigan. It's one of those little towns you work hard to escape, and it comes with its fair share of jokes. Fun fact, they elected a house cat as their mayor... yeah. So as soon as I reached the age where it was time to tour colleges, I toured campuses out of state. I wanted to get off on a fresh start when I launched my career. So I developed my first five-year career plan, starting with what out-of-state colleges had graduate programs that were conducive to my goals."
