Describe your personality and character: Leader, fun loving, I don’t take myself too seriously. I’m very polite and empathetic.
How do you think others would describe you? Humorous, smart, hard worker.
What would you say is your strongest personal trait and why? Strong willed. I work very hard for everything, I’m very self motivated, and I refuse to do something only part way.
What is your favorite sport? Gymnastics
Describe your own athletic ability/skills: As a child I was very active in sports, participating in soccer, gymnastics, cheerleading and swimming.
What is your favorite type of music? Folk
Why is this your favorite type of music? I feel that it has a lot of authenticity and is calming and generally happy in its melody.
Describe your own musical abilities/skills: I play piano and clarinet and can read and understand music.
Describe any other special talents, skills, hobbies or interests you may have: I sew and pattern extremely well and I am very crafty. I enjoy creating things with my hands.
What is your favorite book? We the Living, by Ayn Rand
Why? I enjoy historical fiction. I also enjoy this particular Ayn Rand book because it has more literary style than her others and is more human because of its autobiographical basis.
What is your favorite movie? Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Why? I feel that although it is vaguely Sci-Fi, it remains remarkably down to earth. I also really like because of the visual manner that the director captures being inside someone’s dreams /memories.
Describe your own artistic abilities/skills: I am a talented artist in most mediums, including painting, drawing, pottery, photography, etc.
Do you speak any foreign languages? Spanish
Have you had any unique travel experiences that you feel have helped shape your way of thinking and/or the way you live your life?
I have been to Israel and I found the experience of seeing the cradle of civilization so amazing. The age and the amount of culture and human life that has permeated that region is beyond understanding. It was also very interesting to see the interactions of the conflicting cultures of the area and how they make a normal way of life in what most people would consider a highly dangerous and unstable area.
Have you had any unique educational experiences? Most of my elementary education was spent in a gifted program that taught very hands on and in an imaginative way. It forced me to work several levels above what was traditionally expected of my age group. It made me grow so much and enhanced my ability to learn in a way that shaped my education forever.
Have you had any unique experiences with volunteer work? I volunteered and ran a Planned Parenthood Student Group at my college. It was great to support an organization that I have a passion for and one that I find does great things for women (and men) and their communities.
If you were given enough funds to spend one year of your life to engage in any recreational, political, religious/spiritual, or other endeavor of particular importance to you, what would you choose to do? I would spend it creating in some way. Maybe I would spend the year developing a product line that I could create in my own space and it would bridge the space between functional product and a small piece of hand-made art. I would also love to spend that time creating art that works in traditionally folk/effeminate mediums (such as quilting or embroidery) but executed in a distinctively modern way. |
