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Name: Lorie
Three words to describe yourself: loyal, funny, adventurous
I met Lori on the airplane going from Atlanta to Tampa. She was visiting her dad and two sisters in Dayton, Ohio and she lives in Clearwater, FL. She grew up in Dayton and attended Wright State University to study Political Science and American History. Lorie moved to Florida in 1996 because she "hated the snow" and both her and her husband were in between jobs.  She loves Florida because there's "a lot more happening". Clearwater/Tampa has a diverse mix of cultures--Cuban, Greek, American, Latino, old, young, etc.--which is very different from the Midwestern/military culture of Dayton. She says that Clearwater is the "land of the newlywed or the nearly dead". Lorie is a restaurant manager for Red Lobster but would like to work more in the training development aspect because she wants to play "a part in molding future leaders for the company". In college, Lorie had originally wanted to become a paralegal, but she wanted to work in an environment that she could interact with people more. She loves to draw and paint seascapes and wildlife using watercolors and oils and attributes her success to her high school art teacher, Mrs. Zimmerman. Although she did not pursue art in college, Lorie's teacher "encouraged her to be herself". She enjoys True crime shows and novels because she thinks the "psychology [of criminals] is intriguing". She likes to find out what makes people snap and turn for the worse.