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Name: Viet
Three words to describe yourself: indecisive, passionate, one-track-mind
Until the 6th grade, Viet lived in San Diego, California, and before moving to Athens, he lived in Banks County, Georgia for seven years. His parents are originally from Vietnam and they immigrated to America because of the war. Currently at UGA, Viet is undecided about a major but he is thinking about studying Psychology. For future endeavors, Viet would like to do more mission work; he has been to New Orleans twice for missions. As far as traveling goes, Viet wants to go to Rome and Vatican City because he is Catholic and wants "to see how Christianity has fought for so long." In his free time, Viet likes running, and if he could do anything in the world, Viet would travel the world "to see different cultures and different perspectives".

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Name: James
Three words to describe yourself: happy, fun-loving, erratic
James is originally from Ft. Lee, New Jersey and he lived there until the age of 12. In New Jersey, his parents owned Chinese restaurants, and when their lease expired, James' parents found a place to open a restaurant in Columbus, Georgia. Before they were married, James' parents were neighbors in China and James says, "My mom used to bully my dad for being dumber." His mom turned out to be valedictorian while his dad was salutatorian of their class. All of James' extended family still lives in China and his brother was a one-child baby in countryside China. James has been to China before, and he says, "Going back to China reminded me of my childhood because I was so immersed in the Chinese culture." At UGA, James is a Double major in Accounting and Sociology. As a career, James is thinking of becoming either an Accountant or a Professor. James also wants to adopt an Asian daughter who has a cleft palate, and then fix her face He wants to have an American child but who is also apart of the Chinese culture. In his free time, James enjoys watching talk shows such as Ellen DeGeneres and Tyra Banks, and Avatar: The Last Airbender is his favorite show.

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Name: Wardell
Three words to describe yourself: spiritual, creative, loving
Wardell is from around Cincinnati, Ohio and has lived in both Los Angeles and Berkeley. He started out working as car salesman and he is a musician in his free time. "My voice is my principle instrument," he says. Wardell has also lived in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Nashville. He is an entrepreneur for an educational occupational research company as well as a counselor and therapist for a non-profit organization. In the future, Wardell would like to record his own CD's and publish his two books about healing and transformation. I asked Wardell what his goal in life was and he replied, "I want to make a contribution to the world."

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Name: Terre
Three words to describe yourself: "missing Key West"
Terre is originally from Georgia, but spent a good portion of her life living in Key West, Florida. However, she came back to Georgia to take care of her mother who had become sick. Terre said she loves Key West because of the "laid back atmosphere . . . the water all around you . . . and the different varieties of people." In her free time in Key West, she liked to fish and hang out in the sun and Terre also ran a small bar. "I was taking care of the rich in Key West," she says. I met Terre at the Kennesaw Farmer's Market and she said that her parents started vegetable selling in Kennesaw with a few stands, and now she runs a vegetable stand. Eventually, Terre would like to go back to Key West, but she said, "If you aren't rich there, it's really hard to get reestablished." If Terre did not move back to Key West, she said she would not mind operating her own farm.

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Shyam with his wife

Name: Shyam
Three words to describe yourself: calm, tough, sincere
Shyam is originally from Nepal and he moved to Colorado a few years ago. He said that misses his job as a commanding officer, traveling all over the world, and his family in Nepal but that he likes Colorado because it is quieter. Shyam also loves Chicago and New York City. With his wife, Shyam has owned the store you see in the background, in Estes Park, for two years. For future goals, Shyam wants to make money as well as go back to Nepal to do some social work. He has also been married for 22 years.

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Name: Yvonne
Three words to describe yourself: old, grandma, great-grandma
Yvonne was originally born in Nebraska but came to Colorado when she was five years old. She also lived in Pomona, California for about 11 years. In 1999, she moved to Estes Park, Colorado and was a manager of an apartment rental complex for seniors. When her husband died, she worked at "Home for the Holidays" as a sales associate as well as a Mrs. Claus. The weather is Yvonne's favorite part about Estes Park and she has seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She says, "I'm very happy and satisfied with what I'm doing and I'm very involved with my church."

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Name: Annetta
Three words to describe yourself: mother, wife, grandmother
Annetta was born and raised in Denver, Colorado and she also raised her family there. Annetta loves living in the mountains and in her free time, Annetta likes to water ski. Because she has always liked medicine, Annetta went into the medical field with the intention of becoming a nurse. She had two years of RN education, but chose not to finish. Now, she works as a front desk coordinator for a mental health outpatient center, which she says is sometimes stressful. When she retires, Annetta hopes to travel to Europe and to the Caribbean. She has four kids and seven grandchildren, with the eighth one on the way and says, "My kids are all very successful and I am proud of them."

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Name: Becky
Three words to describe yourself: creative, neat-freak, family-oriented
Becky is originally from Pennsylvania, moved to Alabama, and then lived in Virginia. While in Virginia, she got married, moved to Dallas, Texas, and lived there for nine years. I asked Becky how she liked living in Dallas, and she replied, "I hated it. There's nothing to do there. All of my family is on the East Coast." In her free time, Becky plays tennis and runs. She recently ran a 5K because it was on her bucket list. Becky's son now wants her to run a half marathon, so Becky says it might her next bucket list item. She owns a boat, so Becky likes going to the lake and doing outdoorsy things. For the future, Becky would like to see her son get married and have kids. Twice, Becky has been to Haiti for mission trips, and she would like to go back to build a school in the northern Haitian mountains (Her friend had the vision to build a school and passed away a few weeks ago). I asked Becky what she would do if she had no limitations such as money or time, and she replied, "If money were not an issue . . . I would make sure all of my family and siblings were taken care of."

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Name: Frances
Three words to describe yourself: funny, honest, happy
Frances is originally from New York and she lived there for 35 years. Her parents are from Puerto Rico and Frances still has distant family living there. She has four sons and is one out of seven girls. Her husband had a job in Georgia, so Frances moved as well. She said that she loves the South because there is no snow. Frances is the owner of Fran's Chic Boutique and she the store has been opened since February. I asked Fran what made her open a store, and she replied, "I've always loved fashion . . . I like the small interaction from a small store." Frances has been on a mission trip to El Salvador and wants to travel to Egypt. "Everyone should go to a different country and experience it. Then you come back and realize how good America is," Frances says. Frances also adds, "Come to Fran's Chic Boutique! There's something here for everyone!" Here is the boutique's website: http://franschicboutique.com/

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Name: Jessica
Three words to describe yourself: passionate, intuitive, motivated
Until she was five-years-old, Jessica lived in Chamblee, Georgia until the age and then she moved to Dunwoody, Georgia. A few years ago, her family moved to North Georgia and bought a farm. This fall, Jessica is going to Georgia Perimeter college to take her core classes. He mom has a radio show that is broadcasted from California every Sunday and is about consciousness and healthy living. Her dad is from South Africa, so Jessica has been there. Jessica would like to become a motivational speaker and also open a retreat center in the mountains in either California or Colorado "to have a place for the healers of the world to be healed." If she could do anything in the world and not fail, Jessica "would bring the world to a higher consciousness level. I would just sit and meditate." Eventually, Jessica would like to hike the entire Appalachian Trail and wants to live in the Appalachian mountains. She says, "I want to run away to the mountains. I want to live in a tent. A part of me wants to live in a commune." As a final remark, Jessica says, "I'm all about being. If I could give any advice, I'd say 'Be in the moment. If you can just simply be, life would be easier'."

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Name: Bobby
Three words to describe yourself: open-minded, creative, dreamer
Bobby is from Fayetteville, GA and he attended Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, GA. Midway through high school, he went to military school. "I wasn't as focused on school as I should've been . . . I went to a structured environment where I could focus on my education," Bobby says. Upon graduation, Bobby moved to Atlanta and now works at the Macy's at Lenox Mall. He is studying at the Georgia Military College for his Associate's Degree and will transfer to an art school afterwards. Currently, bobby interns for a company by taking pictures for an online magazine, and he wants to study photography and become a visual artist. Bobby says, "I want to make a career out of the art I create . . . I want to have a stable income and not be 'that struggling artist'." If he could do anything in the world, Bobby "would make the most ridiculous clothing line and buy the best equipment for his photography." I asked Bobby if there was anything else random that he would like to be posted in this interview and he replied, "Nothing is amazing to me anymore . . . there hasn't been anything recent that's just jaw dropping to me."

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Name: Juan
Three words to describe yourself: energetic, spiritual,
Juan is from Atlanta, Georgia, and after graduating from high school, he spent most of his time doing missionary work all over the United States. He worked mostly in North Carolina and South Carolina with inner-city and community outreach. "I've always liked working with people," Juan says. Now, he is an ordained minister as well as a manager for Krispy Kreme. Juan is getting more involved with his church and says, "My goal is to be healthy . . . and keep the life that I've come in contact with." He is also an independent insurance agent and wants to own a small business. In his free time, Juan loves walking and working in his yard. He also enjoys working with fundraisers and comments, "I have a knack for that kind of stuff." Juan likes to read the newspaper as well; especially the business section because he loves reading about the global economy.

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Name: Alkalik
Three words to describe yourself: motivated, postitive, outgoing
For the first 20 years of his life, Alkalik lived in New Jersey. In 1992, he moved to Atlanta for "opportunities" and "a different pace." He used to be a full time street vendor and now he is an IT consultant. Alkalik says, "In New Jersey, there are a lot of street vendors . . . so the culture breeds the here." On the weekends, Alkalik is still a street vendor for festivals. For career goals, he wants to take his business internationally and network with different people. He is married and wants to become a father. Alkalik loves to travel and Egypt and Ghana are his favorite countries that he has traveled to. "[Ghana] reminds you of the islands like Jamaica . . . very tropical," he says. Alkalik also wants to go to all of the countries in Africa and South America.

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Name: Stuart
Three words to describe yourself: passionate, open-minded, empowering
Stuart is from Albany, Georgia but currently, he lives in Athens. He just finished studying Recreation and Leisure Studies and in the fall, he is going to work in Sydney, Australia with his brother. In about five years, Stuart says he will be in graduate school for either Social Work or Counseling. Stuart would then like to work with sexually abused teenagers by taking them to an outdoor camp in the summer. He wants to become a youth speaker and writer and wants to get his PhD for Youth Development. In 2015, Stuart plans on bike riding across America to raise money for cancer research. Both of his grandparents died from brain cancer, so he would also be biking for their memories. Stuart says, "I don't want to start 'real life' yet at 24." Stuart also likes this quote from Albert Einstein: "Everybody's a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it'll spend its whole life believing that it istupid."

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Marty on the left with friends

Name: Marty
Three words to describe yourself: ready to go
Marty is from Baltimore, Maryland and goes to college in College Park where he is studying Theatre. He grew up in theatre and wants "to make work as 'play', That's fun." Comedy show are what Marty prefers to perform and in the future, Marty would like to do more circus and physical comedy and theater. He also wants to go to graduate school for writing and would like to become a director. "I want to have independent theaters . . . and new kinds of performances that involve the audience," he comments. I asked Marty what he would do if he could do anything in the world, and he replied that the best case scenario would be to get rid of the money aspect of theater. He would also meet shamans and Tibetan monks and observe them to see how ritual and entertainment coincide. Marty started playing the piano and he would like to be in the music industry. "I feel like there is a divide in the arts. I would like to bring them together," Marty adds.

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Name: Gerda
Three words to describe yourself: foreign, clueless, realist
Gerda was born in Lithuania and lived there for the first three years of her life. Her dad won a green card through the lottery system and the family moved to Tennessee. After Tennessee, she moved to Jonesboro, Georgia, and then she lived in Maine and finally moved to Hiram, Georgia. "I hate staying in a place for more than five years because moving exposes you to a lot of different cultures," she says. Because Gerda wants to travel, she is studying International Affairs and Russian at UGA. Gerda said that she loved traveling to Prague and Vienna and she would like to step foot on every continent. If Gerda could do anything in the world, she would want to live in a loft and live her life like an artist, but with a lot of money. Gerda says she needs a career with some level of creativity. Gerda's mom's side of the family still lives in Lithuania, so Gerda does get to visit. Last summer, Gerda took a class in Lituania and said that Eastern Europe is more preserved and the pace is much slower than in America; she had a two hour lunch break. Gerda also speaks Lituanian and she loves Harry Potter.

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Francesca is on the left, with her friend on the right
They were our neighbors!

Name: Francesca
Three words to describe yourself: weird, quiet, friendly
Francesca is from Marshfield, Massachusetts and I met her at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. In the fall, Francesca is going to school to study either culinary arts or restaurant management. "I want to be successful but I don't know in what," she says. She has already traveled and volunteered in India for four months and has worked in Dublin for four months through a program called "Lead Now." I asked Francesca if it was a culture shock to go to India, and she replied, "It was more of a shock to come back home to clean water and streets without cows wandering around." On her bucket list, Francesca wants to visit every state and she wants to go skydiving before turning 21. Francesca loves cats and she has two of them. "I love them like children," she says. Francesca also likes adventuring

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Name: Justin
Three words to describe yourself: intelligent, social, Leo
Justin was born in Powder Springs, Georgia, but he spent some of his life in Piedmont, Missouri. and says his hometown is Dallas, Georgia. Justin goes to school at Georgia State University and he is studying Neuroscience. I asked Justin how he became interested in Neuroscience, and he replied, "Anytime I was thinking about what I wanted to do with my life, it always led back to something with the brain." For a future career, Justin would like to either become a neuroscientist or speech pathologist. Justin would like to do some world traveling and says that he would probably go to Europe first. Justin also mentions he is gay and his motto is: "I do what I want!"

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Name: Tamra
Three words to describe yourself: caring, determined, talented
Tamra is from Hartford, Connecticut and moved to the south at the age of four. She went to school at UGA for Journalism and graduated in 1988. Ever since Tamra was in the 2nd grade, she knew that she wanted to write. Her first job was in Cartersville newspaper. The editor had Tamra cover "a kind of inappropriate story" in which she needed to interview a farmer who found a dead baby in a knapsack. Tamra said that she left this job after this story. Then, Tamra was an editor for a paper in Greenville, South Carolina and she worked with the children's section for the paper writing short stories. After this, Tamra gave up journalism and became a teacher. A few years ago, she had a dream about a dog named Baxter, but when she woke up, there was no dog. Tamra then tried calling local animal adoption centers to get a dog, but because she did not have any experience taking care of dogs, agencies turned her down. One day, Tamra went to a festival and there was an adoption tent. She asked the man at the booth about what available dogs they had, and there was only one left. When Tamra saw the dog for the first time, he had a cone on his head and a peg for a leg. She asked what the dog's name was and the man replied with the name Baxter. Tamra knew then that this was the dog from her dream and that she would have to take him home. A few months later, Tamra was outside with her dog and a man had crossed the street to Tamra with the intention of grabbing her. Before Tamra realized what was going to happen, Baxter had knocked the man down chasing him away. "If I had not had that dream. I wouldn't have adopted Baxter and he wouldn't have saved my life." Later on, she saw an advertisement in magazine that was looking for true stories about rescue dogs. Tamra submitted her story to the magazine, and they chose her story to be the finale in the series.Now, Tamra writes for an animal wellness magazine and is teaching technology, multi-media, and business at a middle school. She has also written a children's book, but it has not been published yet. Tamra would like to have a family of her own, and she says, "I have a family of fur kids . . . It could mean other animals and people." Tamra adds, "I'm blessed. I thank God everyday cause after all, he's the one that gives us these gifts."

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Name: David
Three words to describe yourself: adventursome, tireless, comedic
David is originally from Ohio, and while he was working in Ohio promoting a hospital wing, he found an organization called "Up With People", which is a leadership program that inspires people. With this company, David was able to travel the world and he visited 32 countries and 48 states. For a year, David lived in a Scandanavian and said, "I loved the family unit aspect." He also loved "the beauty" of Greece. David has also worked with Universal Studios and was transferred to California to build live shows for a theme park in Japan. Currently, David wants to bring more of the spiritual centers in Atlanta together and to see the Holmes Institute succeed. He comments, "The more I'm here (in Atlanta), the more I'm comfortable."

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Simon on the left with his co-worker on the right

Name: Simon
Three words to describe yourself: optimistic, energetic, tired
Simon is originally from Yorkshire, England, but before moving to Georgia, he lived in Oahu, Hawaii for two years. He moved because his wife was studying linguistics. I asked Simon what his favorite part about England was and he replied, "I like the fact there's a pub within walking distance everywhere you go." Simon  would like to be either an illustrator or a writer so he could write about all of the world traveling he has done. While Simon was volunteering in Mongolia, he saw an ad to teach in China, so he moved to China and taught English for three years. He has also been to India and he wants to go to Iceland and Easter Island. Simon plays the classical guitar and also says, "I hate it when people don't listen to me and repeat back what I said."

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Name: Holly
Three words to describe yourself: creative, giving, strong

Holly is from Tallapoosa, Georgia and she is the owner of The Painted Butterfly, which is located in downtown Kennesaw, Georgia. http://thepaintedbutterflykennesaw.com/?pageID=679076 The building itself is the oldest building in Kennesaw and pre-dates the Civil War. She uses 100% recycled material for her artwork and comments, "I was making art out of trash before it was cool!" Holly also has a charity program called Paint it Forward, in which she works with foster kids and victims of domestic violence. She loves working with foster kids and says, "They are our tomorrow." Ever since she was little, Holly has know that she would become an artist, and she made her first sale, at the age of four, to her mother for 50 cents. "You should take whatever your talent is and pay it forward no matter what . . . If you pay it forward with kindness it comes back with a ripple effect," Holly says. If Holly could do anything in the world, she would like to meet Mother Theresa. She adds, "I'm living my bliss . . . the harder you work the more success you will have." Holly would still like to be able to paint at age 106. For her store, Holly takes paint donations and she also does custom artwork pieces, and if you live in Kennesaw, you should definitely stop by!

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Name: Kara
Three words to describe yourself: crazy, wild, "a-helluva-chef"'
Kara is from Hoschton, Georgia and after her parents got divorce, she moved to Marietta. She says, "I'm from the country!"
Currently, Kara is head chef at Trinity Creole Cafe in Kennesaw. I asked Kara what her favorite part about cooking was, and she replied, "I like making people happy through the food I cook." Kara became a chef by working her way up through the restaurant business at a tiny hole-in-the-wall restaurant. Lasagna is her favorite thing to eat. Eventually, Kara wants to have her own restaurant that would be named: D.T.S.C. which stands for "Don't Trust a Skinny Chef." Before she dies, Kara wants to have a body full of tattoos and she ends the interview by saying, "I cook awesome food and you should check it out."

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Name: Eva
Three words to describe yourself: Asian, sarcastic, awkward
Eva was born in Kennesaw, Georgia and her parents are from Taiwan. They originally moved to Hawaii "for new experiences," and then they moved to Georgia because her aunt lived there. The majority her family is still in Taiwan and Eva has been there seven times. Her favorite part of Taiwan  is the food and she adds, "Panda Express is just sad." In Kennesaw, her family owns Li's Asian Cuisine. Now she is a senior in high school and Eva is currently undecided about what to do after she graduates. She would like to go to Boston University, but will probably stay in Georgia for college. Her interests are in art and playing golf for the school. She says, "I want to continue being awesome . . . or at least try to be." When I interviewed her at the time, Eva was going to Fiji, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii. She has been to South Korea and wants to go to Italy. She has a German Shepard and Pokemon addiction. If Eva could do anything in the world, she would "travel the world and donate to orphanages and feed the world," and also "I'd probably skydive everywhere if I had the guts." A random fact about Eva is that she can not swim or ride a bike.

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Name: Clyde
Three words to describe yourself: calm, musical, ecstatic
Clyde was born in Georgia, but grep up mostly in North Carolina. When Clyde was younger, his mother took him and his brother to India to get her master certificate in yoga. I asked Clyde what India is like and he replied, "India's beauty rally stands out . . . It's really used but really old." When his mom worked in Atlanta in the 80's, her boss became Clyde's godmother, so at the age of 14, he moved in with her in Atlanta. Between the ages of 10 and 14, Clyde said he got arrested twice for doing "a whole bunch of stupid stuff," so he wanted to move to Atlanta for a fresh start. Currently, Clyde is studying audio technical engineering at SAE Institute in Atlanta ans his is also the co-CEO of a production corporation called Fractal Universe. He wants to take his music around and Clyde says, "I wouldn't mind owning a studio later in life." The drums, guitar, bass, banjo, and the saxophone are among many of the instruments Clyde plays. He wants to go tour around the U.S. and would like to travel to Spain and Jamaica. I may or may not have this next bit correct,  but the motto for his company is "Come Get F'd U. P." (Fractal Universe Productions).

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Lane on the left with Miquia (a former classmate of mine)
This was taken at a class party in our English class in Fall 2010

Name: Lane
Three words to describe yourself: evolving, contemplative, questioning
Lane lived in Birmingham, Alabama until the age of 14 and then she moved to Little Siwickley, Pennslyvania, which is on the Ohio River and also had the highest alcoholism rate. "Every kid had a parent who was an alcoholic," Lane said. After a year, her dad wanted to get away, so they moved to the suburbs of Pittsburg. The year after that, her family moved to New Jersey where Lane graduated high school. Because she promised her grandmother that she would got to school in the south, Lane went to the University of Alabama. Lane said that Alabama "wasn't a very good academic experience," so she after her freshman year, she attended Upsala College in New Jersey to study English. "I wanted to read and talk about reading!" Lane said. After graduating from college, Lane tried to get a job in accounting, but at every job interview, she was told that she had to take a typing test. She then went to secretarial school and she says, "I was humiliated to the core that I had to do that to get a job as a secretary." After three years of working as a secretary, Lane had been accepted to NYU for graduate school, but she chose not to go because she was married in New Jersey and chose to have a child instead. She moved to Georgia because her husband got transferred and then they moved back to New Jersey. After Lane got divorced, she tried to get into magazine publishing, but she started working in the advertising department for a weekly newspaper. "I got into it thinking it would be a stepping stone for writing for the paper," she says, but Lane enjoyed the sales part more. "It was very creative," she comments. As a single mom with two boys, Lane moved back to the South where she worked for the Marietta Journal Constitution. She said, "I thought I was coming home to the same family owned type I had in Jersey, but I was met with the 'good ol' boy system'," so she had to "start over." After working for six months for the AJC, Lane took out all of her savings and went to Kennesaw State University to get her teaching certification. Now, Lane teaches high school English and says, "I learn so much from every group of kids I have . . . they always show me something I haven't seen before . . . they show me about human nature." Currently, Lane would like to become a grandmother and also says, "I'm excited to retire so I can reinvent myself . . . I also want to see if I have a book in me, but every English teacher says that." Lane also wants to travel back to Italy and to see Prague. Margaret Atwood is her favorite author and The Prince of Tides is one of her all time favorite books.

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Name: Tricia
Three words to describe yourself: happy, relaxed, laid-back
Tricia was born in Dothan, Alabama and says the town is otherwise known as "the best pit stop on the way to Panama City." Until the age of 17, she lived in Smyrna, Georgia and after high school, she got an apartment in Marietta. After graduating with a degree in Psychology and a minor in English, Tricia got married and worked as a business manager for Psychological Resources. Tricia said, "I figured I would be there for a year and a half," but she worked for the company for 27 years. "It was a small company that did a lot of stuff . . . so I was never bored," she said. Now, Tricia works with accounting and enjoys working with numbers. For the future, Tricia would like to "have enough money to be comfortable in retirement," and would like to have a nicer house. Belize, Costa Rica, Alaska, and Vancouver are a few places Tricia would like to travel to. ricia has only been west of the Mississippi River three times, and other than living in Alabama, she has not lived outside of Cobb County. fter her father died when she was younger, Tricia's aunt and uncle took her to Windsor, Canada because they wanted to make sure that Tricia could still see places other than her home. In her free time, Tricia likes doing charity work, playing computer games, and solving Sudoku puzzles. Tricia is married to a professional clown when I asked how living with a clown was, she said, "He always keeps me laughing!" Her mother's dream was to write, so when she retires, Tricia is thinking about writing a book.

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Name: Kaley
Three words to describe yourself: ambitious, successful, confident
Kaley is from Powder Springs, Georgia but moved to Dallas, Georgia. She went to Chattahoochee Tech to study cosmetology, and she said that it is a family tradition to become a costmetologist because her grandmother, both of her aunts, and Kaley's sister are all cosmetologists. I asked Kaley what her favorite part about the profession is and she replied, "I love the technique . . . the chemistry of it . . . I love the outcome." She is also a make-up artist and used to work for Bare Essentials as a traveling artist for a year. Now, Kaley works as an independent makeup artist for events such as weddings and pageants. In the future, Kaley would like to own a salon as well as be someone who travels for weddings. She would also like to go back to school to study medical administration. Kaley said she has always had an interest in the medical field, but did not want to become a nurse. Kaley has also been married and divorced and she lives "very independently."

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Name: Kimberly
Three words to describe yourself: quirky, granola-crunchy, passionate
Kimberly was born in Fullerton, California, moved to Georgia, and then went to Virginia for college. While in Virginia, Kimberly said that she changed her major almost every semester. "It was like: Ooo something shiny!" she said. After seven years of living in Virginia, Kimberly moved back to Georgia to be closer to her family. She wants to go back to school and get a degree in business because she said, "You can do anything with it." For a career, Kimberly said, "I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up," but maybe something with a lot of traveling. She just got back from a vacation to the Bahamas and wants to live in Hawaii someday because "the culture is just incredible . . . it's very diverse." Eventually, Kimberly would also like to have a family, and she wants to be involved with outreach for young adults such as a resource center. For traveling, Kimberly wants to go to Italy, the UK, the Panama Canal, and Germany. She loves her job as a receptionist because she likes the feeling of "being a hostess" and being able to help others. Kimberle also describes herself as a "very crafty person" who likes "putting stuff together." She said that she taught herself how to knit from Youtube and she made scarves for people for Christmas.

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Name: David
Three words to describe yourself: adventurous, dissatisfied, willing
David was born in Beaumont, Texas and lived there until the age of 17 then he "got the hell out of dodge" and went to college in Tulsa, Oklahoma to study Telecommunications and Advertising. After graduating, he moved to New York City and lived there for four years as an aspiring actor. David said that he started getting work after five months of living in New York. His first job was on a soap opera called Doctors that was on NBC. His fifth year was split between living in New York City and Los Angeles for Pilot Season. David decided to permanently move to Los Angeles and lived there for the next 23 years. For the first ten years, David was a full time actor working and nor working. When he met Louise Hay, David became involved in visionary and New Thought music. During this time, David was taking New Thought classes, but not necessarily to become a minister. He said, "I was taking classes for me . . . and it just sort of evolved from there." The next step after taking classes was to become a minister, so David traveled to different centers as a guest speaker and a musician. Afterwards, David started a church in Mobile, Alabama and had the church for four years. David used to take groups of people on "sacred site journeys" to places like Machu Picchu or the Great Wall of China. One time he went to Angkor Wat, which is the largest Hindu temple in the world in Cambodia and David said, "I had a life changing experience and I decided to devote myself to the people." Since then, he has been going back to Cambodia every year for the past nine years and raises money for his school in Cambodia. David planned on living full time in Cambodia, but he received a call from Atlanta to see if he was interested in becoming their minister, so he took the offer. Currently, David has a couple of books that are in the process of being finished, and this August, he will be apart of a conference in Geneva, Switzerland. For the future, David would like to do more global events and he also says, "Never underestimate what you're capable of doing."

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Name: Bob
Three words to describe yourself: impatient, creative, driven
Bob was born in Martinsville, Virginia and he moved to Atlanta in 1979 because he "didn't want to grow up in a small town." His first job was at the Peachtree Plaza Hotel as a lunch waiter and then he ended up working as a night sommelier. After this job, he worked for a few caterers, and then he became a flight attendant for TWA Airlines. When 9/11 happened, Bob was furlowed from TWA and he moved on to work for a floral design service and began his entertainment business. This summer, starting in Atlanta, Bob is going to take his character of "Baton Bob" on tour to all 50 states. He is going to be telling the story of Baton Bob that evolved in St. Louis after 9/11. He will be opening at Park Tavern on August 10th. His mom is 80 years old and "she has an exclusive hat collection." Bob is "going to take some of her hats to honor her." He said, "I want to use the spirit of my character to create a platform to help create change for the social issues in this country." On his bucket list, Bob would like to be on stage twirling his batons with Adele when she sings "Set Fire to the Rain." "I want Baton Bob to become a household name all over the world, not just in Atlanta or America," Bob says. He also lives in non-fear saying, "God is not about fear." As a final note, Bob says, "We need more laughter and craziness now more than ever."

Bonnaroo

Hey everybody! I'm going to be out of town until Monday with no internet access, so I am very sorry if I have interviewed you and you will have to wait longer than I anticipated. Being out of school for the summer, I thought that I would have more time to catch up on this thing, but working 40 hours a week, it has been the exact opposite. I will do my best to keep up with this thing, but just please be patient. It does take time to write the interviews! Thank you and have a wonderful day!!
--Mandy

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Name: Tori
Three words to describe yourself: obnoxious, fun, annoying
For the first three years of her life, Tori lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana and now she lives in Garrett, Indiana. She just finished the 8th grade and will be going to high school in the fall. She is excited about going and says, "I'll get treated like an adult and I won't have people watching over me." Tori is nervous, however, because her new school is very big. In her free time, Tori plays a lot of sports including softball and volleyball. Because she has always loved helping people, Tori aspires to become a nurse. She says, "Even though I come from a big city, I don't do 'big-city-things'." Instead, Tori hunts and takes pictures of the outdoors. For about two hours (at the airport), Tori has been to Puerto Rico, and she has traveled to St. Thomas. Germany is on Tori's list of places she would like to go to because she said, "I've heard a lot of interesting things about Germany." She also wants to go to the Anne Frank museum. If Tori could do anything in the world, she would go to Haiti to volunteer, and she would buy a new phone.

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Name: Carol
Three words to describe yourself: a nature lover
Carol was born in Defiance, Ohio and has lived in Indiana since 1959. She was a factory worker and has worked for two companies. For 35 years, Carol worked for a company making car parts like steering wheels, and then she worked for another factory making spray gun equipment for painting. She is now retired and says, "Family, friends, and my church family are very important to me." Normally, Carol and her husband (see below) put 10,000 miles every summer on the Harley. Her favorite place that she has traveled to was South Dakota and seeing Old Faithful and Yellowstone. She said they got stuck in a buffalo herd once. She still wants to take a cruise to Hawaii and Alaska and would like to see the Grand Canyon. One time, Carol took a raft ride on the Colorado River near the Hoover Dam with her dad, stepmom, and her sister's mother-in-law who was 83 years old at the time. She says, "I think we've been very fortunate of the friends we've had because they live all over the country." Carol has ten brothers and sisters, and she has ten grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. As a kid living with all those siblings, Carol said, "We always played in the woods . . . we were pretty close." Carol also mentions, "I have a very special mother-in-law who will be 97 in July . . . I call her mom . . . she doesn't have high blood pressure or high cholesterol or anything!"

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Name: Marvin
Three words to describe yourself: ambitious, love-friends, & family
Marvin's hometown is Huntington, Indiana and says "back then, school was so easy!" Now Marvin is retired, but for 35 years, he worked at BFGoodrich Tires. The Atlanta Braves and Indiana University are his favorite sports teams.  With his Harley, Marvin has traveled all around the U.S. with his wife, and he said that Texas was his favorite place to travel to. "I love my Harley! I would love to take a month or two and just go west!" He would also like to take a cruise to Hawaii from California. Other than traveling, Marvin just wants to keep his health and says, "I've been very blessed. He has also been married for 37 years.

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Name: Madison
Three words to describe yourself: spontaneous, goofy, nice
Madison is from Marietta, Georgia and describing the city, she said, "I loved it . . . I had so many good friends!" Right now, she is pre-Journalism and she is thinking about majoring in Advertising. She says, "I like being able to put my ideas out there." Madison also enjoyed film in high school and was also in film club. For a career, Madison said she may not work for an advertising firm but also said, "We'll see what happens!" With her high school Spanish class, Madison went to Spain and said, "The trip really helped me with my Spanish skills. You also got to seee other ways of life." Greece, Germany, and generally all over Europe are where Madison would like to travel too, and she wants to go to Holland as well because there is a town in which the streets are all waterways. Madison said she would not mind having multiple homes around the world; one of which being in the Holland town and a treehouse as the other one. She also wants to see the Northern Lights, and Madison used to be in chorus and had her own Youtube channel. At UGA, she is in UGA Miracle and this summer, she is living a home and is working at Coldstone. A random fact about Madison is that she can stand on her head for a long period of time.

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Name: Julia
Three words to describe yourself: nerdy, curious, fun-loving
Julia is from Woodstock, Georgia and when I asked her how she liked growing up there, Julia replied, "It was okay . . . I miss it now." Her mom is originally from Poland while her dad is from Czechoslovakia. During the war in the 80's, Julia's mom went to a refugee camp while her husband moved to another country and she did not hear from him for three years. After he moved to America, he contacted her mom and she moved to the States as well. A few months after her arrival, her husband died in a car accident and Julia's half-brother was in the car as well. Julia says, "I want to be a writer . . . so one day it will happen . . . I think [my parent's story] would make a good love story." To pursue this, she is majoring in English at UGA and is trying to double major in either Public Relations or Advertising. Julia said she will probably start out working for a publisher before she becomes a writer. She has already written a novel, but because she only had a school year to write the story, she has to edit it. The typical novel is around 135,000 words, but Julia only wrote 80,000 words (which makes me also think of how many words I have typed for this blog so far...probably a lot). Julia describes herself as "a book nerd" and wishes she had more free time to read. Historical fiction is her favorite genre and her favorite book is 1984. She also likes reading Ayn Rand novels as well as classics, like books by Jane Austen. If Julia ever becomes rich, she wants to open a small bakery. She wants to graduate from college, get married by age 25, but does not want kids until after she travels around the world and gets ideas for books. Australia, Poland, Italy, France, and Japan are some of the countries Julia wants to visit. Julia also likes dogs and says, "I want to own every dog in the world!" and "I'm like that cat-obsessed lady from eHarmony, but with dogs . . . When you're having a bad day, a dog is always there to make you happy." For your entertainment purposes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTTwcCVajAc

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Name: Tom
Three words to describe yourself: funny, creative, jackhammer
Tom was born in Stone Mountain, Georgia but then moved to South Carolina. After a few years, he then moved to Lawrenceville, Georgia at the age of six. He said that he went to a small private school of 30 kids. "We were like a family," Tom says. At UGA, Tom wants to study marketing because his dad started out as a salesman and is now the director of sales training, which sparked Tom's interests in the field. Because he has not been accepted into the business school, however, Tom has not taken any introductory classes, so he says, "I still don't really know what marketing is." As 5th generation Irish, Tom wants to sttudy abroad in Ireland and he is also minoring in Spanish. For bucket-list-things, Tom wants to travel to exotic places, go skydiving, hang gliding, and cave diving. For traveling, Tom has been to New Zealand before and he went with his dad on his business trip. "We did so much! . . . climbed mountains . . . went spelunking . . . there were glow worms inside of the caves!" He has also been to England and France, and he wants to go to Australia because "it's like New Zealand but bigger and deadlier," he says. Tom plays the acoustic and electric guitar, and in high school, he used to play baseball and is trying out for the club team next semester.

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Name: Michael
Three words to describe yourself: awesome, funny, friendly
Michael is from Brunswick, Georgia/St. Simon's Island but was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I asked Michael if he liked living in Brunswick and he replied, "I didn't really appreciate living there until I left. It's a really good place to be raised as a child," and he said that it is a 10-15 minute drive to the beach. Michael spent his summers as a lifeguard and said that the most dangerous situation he had to deal with was with someone who was having a seizure. Growing up near the coast got Michael interested in working with marine life. Originally Michael wanted to become a marine biologist, and then after spending 20 years in the field, he would become a teacher, but after the first semester of college, however, he decided to pursue teaching first. Now Michael is studying Secondary Science Education and Ecology because he has enjoyed science since middle school and wanted to work with animals. Michael said that when he is not teaching in the summer, he would like to do field work studying animal behaviorisms such as the Antarctic penguins. Michael said that he would like to get married by the age of 25, have kids after, and "live a long an prosperous life." For traveling, Michael wants to go to Africa, Australia, and Italy because his grandpa is Italian. In high school, Michael was involved with the theatre department but stopped participating in college because he wanted to mainly focus on school instead. He also loves every genre of music except for screamo. "If you get a chance to meet me, you'll probably become my best friend," he says.

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Name: Scott
Three words to describe yourself: optimistic, outgoing, friendly
Scott is from Cartersville, Georgia but used to live in McDonough, Georgia. Because he liked taking marketing classes in high school, Scott is majoring in Marketing at UGA. As a career, Scott said that he wants to work for a big corporation like Coca Cola, Google, or Apple. His favorite part about UGA is the people and the atmosphere of downtown Athens. Scott wants to travel to Italy "because of the food," and he has never been outside of the country. He is also taking Portuguese classes. He enjoys going to the lake and his family has a mountain cabin near the Appalachian Trail, so Scott likes to hike as well. If Scott could do anything in the world, he would go to every country in the world for a week each. This summer, he is taking classes at Georgia Highlands and is possibly working at the marina. He likes the quote: "When the time comes to die, just make sure that the only thing left to do is die."

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Name: Sophia
Three words to describe yourself: slow, simple, critical
Sophia is from Columbus, Georgia but was born in Panama City, Panama because her dad was in the military. She also spent some time living in Ft. Hood, Texas. In Columbus, Sophia's parents owned a soul food restaurant but none of her siblings wanted to upkeep the restaurant, so they retired. Sophia is also a twin and she said they made a language with each other growing up. "She's my best friend . . . but it's a blessing being away from her for college," Sophia says. Sophia is studying International Affairs at UGA and she got interested in the subject because after her dad retired from the restaurant business, he started to do a lot of world traveling, especially to Africa with friends. He donated money to help build an orphanage in South Africa. For a career, Sophia wanted to work for the Department of State but now she is thinking of taking more of the political economy route. Her "alternative goal" is to help her friends become successful as she says, "so I can effectively bum off of them for the rest of my life because I supported them in college. I tell my friends this. They understand." Sophia's ultimate goal in life is to help as many people as possible. She has traveled to Mexico and wants to go to Africa, and she says, "I want to see the impact my family has made and experience the history and culture." In her free time, Sophia loves reading autobiographies of political leaders or influential actors who have made an impact on the world, such as Nelson Mandela. She comments, "To have somebody put in captivity most of his life and come out happy is above what most of us would do." When Sophia was 13, she begged her mom to use the car and her mom said that she could drive it. She started to back out of the driveway and accidentally hit the mailbox, making the car light fall off. I asked Sophia if her parents were mad at her and she said, "Not as much as I thought they would be!"

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Name: Chris
Three words to describe yourself: Ultimate Frisbee player
Chris was born and raised in Atlanta, but more specifically in Gwinnett County/Dekalb area. At UGA, Chris was studying Environmental Engineering, but he said that the major was not what he had thought it would be like "with summer classes and 16-hour semesters." Now, he is thinking of Exercise and Sports Medicine to possibly become either a personal trainer or physical therapist. In 11th grade, Chris started playing "pivkup" ultimate frisbee with his youth group, and now he plays for a club team at Georgia. Growing up, Chris also sang in a church choir and they would go on tour every summer. In 9th grade, he went to Scotland for two weeks with his choir. He said that during his visit, he stayed with a butcher and walked on the hills where King Arthur was supposedly buried and the group ended up walking in a sheep pasture. If Chris could do anything in the world he would travel to New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland because his ancestors are Irish. Eventually, Chris would also love to live on the beach. His friends say that Chris has perfect hair that is "like a wig . . . the world should know," and also that "Chris is the chillest, illest bro in the world."

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Name: Mallory
Three words to describe yourself: spunky, funny, sarcastic
Mallory was born in the Cobb County area but is from Hiram, Georgia. She says, "It was a small community . . . I liked it for the growing-up stage of my life, but not for my future." Mallory is studying Political Science at UGA and wants to go to law school. NYU is her number one choice, but she said she would not mind staying at UGA; GSU is her fallback. I asked Mallory why she wants to be a lawyer, and she said in the 9th grade, her literature class had debate and for one of the arguments, nobody in the classroom had a response. Mallory came up with a really good rebuttal and she said she loved the feeling. She is thinking of going into criminal law because she wants "to work with facts and evidence, fit the pieces together, and argue a case."  As a career goal, she would like to either partner in a firm or own a firm. Describing herself as a "very competitive person," Mallory's biggest fear in life is not being good at what she does. "To an extent, I'm a workaholic," Mallory says. When she was in 11th grade, she started a job at a burger place, and after working there for five months, Mallory became an Assistant Manager. As President of the Residence Hall Association (RHA), Mallory says that her favorite part about RHA is meeting the hall councils because she likes the people. If she could do anything in the world, Mallory would have a house that is spelled in the shape of her name. She says, "In the 'O', I'd have a pool!" She also wants to have a library with an oak desk and a ladder that goes around the room similar to the one in Beauty and the Beast. A random fact about Mallory is that she always sets her alarm with a '9' at the end, so if, for instance, she wants to wake up at 6:00 AM, Mallory sets the clock to 5:59. She says that 9 was her softball number and Mallory was born on the 29th of the 9th month (September) in 1990.

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Name: Dani
Three words to describe yourself: energetic, indecisive, Latina
Dani was born in Caracas, Venezuela, but at the age of 11, she moved to Cincinnati, Ohio because her dad received a promotion. During her junior year of high school, Dani then moved to Georgia. In Venezuela, she attended a bilingual school, so speaking English was not a problem for Dani. I asked how she adjusted to living in the States, and Dani replied, "I was allowed to play soccer as a girl!" and "It surprised me how much people don't eat homemade meals." From Venezuela, the food, the beach, and her family and friends are what she misses the most. At UGA, Dani is studying Psychology with a minor in Spanish and possibly another minor in Business. She has wanted to study Psychology since her freshman year and comments, "I had a couple of rough years in my past . . . I want to help people avoid going through what I went through." As far as a career goes, Dani is not sure about what she wants to do. Spain is her favorite soccer team and says, "I am a huge soccer fan! I always have been and always will be." Dani would like to travel to Spain, specifically because one of her friends that lives there is the goalie's niece. Greece is another country Dani wants to visit because she loves its ancient history and the mythology. If she could do anything in the world, Dani would go to Peru because there is a hotel at Machu Picchu where you can watch the sunrise and eat Peruvian food, which is her favorite food. She likes everything except for the drink that comes from purple corn.

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Name: Alena
Three words to describe yourself: always-contemplating, fun-loving, friendly
Alena is from Peachtree City, Georga and has lived there since she was four years old. Originally, she was born in Virginia, but moved to Louisiana before living in Georgia. Her grandparents were born in Italy, so all of their cousins still live there and in Italy, "your cousins are basically your brothers and sisters." Both families moved in the '30s because "they saw the outcome of Mussolini, and came to America." At UGA, Alena is majoring in International Affairs and is thinking about adding another major, possibly religion. Ultimately, she wants to work for an international non-profit organization and says "It would be cool to work with other countries." Alena wants to travel to a lot of different places, but says she wants to do more "backpack travel" as opposed to "tourist travel." This summer, she is going to live in Peru for ten weeks through AISEC and here is her blog about her trip: http://overthehillsnow.blogspot.com/. She has traveled out of the country; to Italy to see family and to Colombia for a wedding. Alena also wants to play an instrument, maybe the mandolin. She likes to read and listen to music with Alice in Wonderland being her favorite book because "it's a statement on how people take drugs to make everything better." She adds, "If Lewis Carroll was here today, he'd be freaked out." In her English class this semester, Alena read Flight and said that she really liked it and she describes herself as a Harry Potter nerd. Since the age of five, Alena has been dancing but coming to college, she decided to take a break for a while, but next semester, she is taking a dance class. I asked Alena what her favorite style of dance is and she said, "It depends on the day, but I like modern-contemporary, but it's a very broad field . . . I also like tap and jazz." Next year, Alena is going to be an "Impact" site leader (alternative spring break) for the "Homelessness and Poverty" trip to Charlotte, North Carolina. For personal philosophies, Alena says, "I believe that love is an action . . . it's a very broad category . . . but if we live a life of love . . . the world will be a better place." She also likes this quote by Martin Luther King: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: Only love can do that."

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Name: Nicole
Three words to describe yourself: independent, ambitious, spontaneous
Nicole is from Atlanta, Georgia, and when I asked her how she liked living there, Nicole replied, "I don't feel like I really saw anything outside of Atlanta . . . UGA has really opened me up." At UGA she is studying Childhood and Family Development because she has "always had a love for children." As far as a career goes, she wants to work in either child advocacy or as a family consultant. For traveling, Nicole would like to go to Africa, Asia, and Italy, especially because she is studying Italian now. Nicole likes learning about different cultures and going on mission trips is on her bucket list. Nicole says that her faith is very important to her, and next year, she is working with a youth group. She is also in a dance ministry through Wesley, and last semester, Nicole was in a show called "Dance Upon Justice" and they raised money for an organization called Exodus Cry, which, from there website is "an international anti-trafficking organization committed to abolishing modern day slavery through prayer and awareness." http://exoduscry.com/ Family is also very important to Nicole and she has a younger sister who is 16 years old. Her favorite part about college has been "finding a really good community with Christian groups." "I wasn't expecting it at all with how big of a party school UGA is," she said. Nicole also likes Hello Kitty, anime, and this quote from Audrey Hepburn:

"For attractive lips,
Speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes,
Seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure,
Share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair,
Let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.
For poise,
Walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
People, even more than things,
Have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed,
And redeemed; never throw out anyone.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand,
You will find one at the end of each of your arms.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands;
One for helping yourself, and the other for helping others."

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Name: Robert
Three words to describe yourself: funny, goofy, musical
Robert is from Dunwoody, Georgia and I asked him how he liked living there, and he replied, "It sucks . . . it's boring . . . it's called 'Funwoody' except there's nothing fun to do." Because Robert loves the woods, he is majoring in Forestry and wants to do "outdoor adventure stuff" and "have fun and make some money." He also wants to hike the Appalachian Trail and go to Yosemite. Through a program called Adventure Treks, Robert has been to North Carolina, Oregon, California, and Alaska. Robert wants to be in a band and he has been playing the guitar for five years. He likes music and his favorite concert that he has attended was for a band called Bootsy Collins and the Funk University. To end his interview, Robert says, "Do what you like. Like what you do . . . and vote for Vermin Supreme . . . free ponies for everyone!"

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Name: Corinne
Three words to describe yourself: athletic, curious, shy
Corinne is from Atlanta, Georgia and when I asked if she liked living there, she said, "I liked the convenience of it all." She has a big family, with step-siblings, half-siblings, and a bunch of animals on each side. Corrine loves animals, and as a result, she is studying Animal Science/Pre-Vet, but she thinks the major will change. I asked her what other subjects she might be interested in studying and Corinne said that she likes learning languages. In high school, she took four years of Chinese classes as well as French classes, and now she is taking Spanish classes in college. Through a program at Emory University, Corrine went to China and she said, "I got to make dumblings!" but that "We only saw the sun maybe once." She wants to travel to Europe, and this summer, Corinne is house sitting for special needs animals and is trying to work for a veterinarian. In her free time, she likes to read a lot, especially "dystopian-style books," and she just got a Nook. Corinne used to read the Twilight series but said that the movies ruined it for her. A saying that Corinne lives by is "always keep your eyes open to the future."

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Name: Michael
Three words to describe yourself: reckless, hardworking, inspirational
Michael was born in Atlanta and his parents are originally from Ghana. They left to raise a family in the U.S. and all of his relatives still live in Ghana. Michael speaks Twi and from the age of 6 to 9, he lived in Ghana and remembers attending primary school and living with his aunts and uncles. At UGA, Michael is a double major in Psychology/Biological Sciences. He took Psychology classes in high school and he thought the material was interesting, and he is studying Biological Sciences because "there's always money in science." Michael is also on the Pre-Med track and is trying to become a hematologist (hematology is concerned with the study of blood and blood diseases, thank you Wikipedia). Michael would like to work with cancer and diabetic patients as well as with blood transfusions. In his free time, Michael enjoys playing football and cross-country running and works out at Ramsey religiously. He also likes living in Creswell Residence Hall because "people can relate here more because they are independent." Next semester, Michael is going to be an RA in Building 1516 and saysm, "Being an RA helps your future career, so I'm excited to make more connections." His friends in the room said Michael is lucky and that he gets away with everything.

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Name: Alex
Three words to describe yourself: determined, simple, "just-a-good-ol'-boy"
Alex is originally from Reynolds, Georgia and has also lived in Warner Robbins, Georgia. Before moving to Athens, he spent some time living in Chattanooga, Tennessee to live with mom. His dream as a child was to attend UGA, and now he is studying Ecology with an emphasis on Agricultural Ecology. "Growing up on the farm, I knew I wanted to do something related to agriculture," he says. Taking AP Environmental Science in high school also got him interested in "what went wrong with the environment." Alex has thought about environmental law, but his short term goal is to get his doctorate in ecology. Alex would like to work with farming, but he wants to focus on the sustainability part of it an "move the nation towards a more sustainable future." Alex has traveled to Jamaica several times for mission trips, and he helped build a house that was destroyed by a hurricane and volunteered at a medical clinic. Alex also has an uncle who coached college football and he invented the "3-3-5 for defensive lines." Alex did explain this to me, but instead of trying to write it down and then make sense of my notes for his post, I just Googled it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3%E2%80%933%E2%80%935_defense In September, Alex is expecting a child and he just got married last weekend to his girlfriend of almost two years.

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Name: Luke
Three words to describe yourself: blessed, purposeful, easygoing
Luke was born in Tucker, Georgia, and at the age of two, he moved to Belgium at the age of two and then to Niger. Later on, he moved back and forth between Africa and America and he said that moving "expanded [his] mind to the world. Both of his parents are missionaries and linguists who made a curriculum to teach the written language spoken in Niger, and from the curriculum, the next step was to translate the Bible. Luke used to be able to speak French pretty fluently and he said that one thing that was shocking about living in Africa was the amount of poverty. "One time, one of my friends found a dead baby in a trash pile," he says. At UGA, Luke is studying Communications because he says, "It's a broad major . . . I don't know what I want to do with it specifically." He does, however, want to help people, maybe for a non-profit organization or a church "seeing how much need there is in the world." Luke is also a drummer, so if that takes off as a career, he will pursue drumming. Someday, Luke would like to write a book, travel to New Zealand, and meet the leader of any country, and "kicking a rabid dog" is on his bucket list. He recently broke his arm longboarding and says, "I think it would be cool to travel across a country on a longboard."