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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