Age: 20
Current Location: West Chester, PA
I was born on August 19th, 1990 and when I was three I moved to Norwood, Pennsylvania, where I grew up, went to school, and, when I'm not at my house here at school, I live today. I grew up in a pretty basic household: Dad, Mom, Brother - Ryan, and when I was nine, my Nanny and Uncle Harold, who has special needs, moved in.
Growing up was pretty normal:
School Monday - Friday
Sports, like DANCE (my favorite), lacrosse, basketball or softball every night
Play with friends
Go places on the weekends
Church on Sunday
Repeat
I graduated from Interboro High School, which isn't a well-known High School, but I love it all the same. I was in Student Council, Class Congress and a bunch of other activities but lacrosse and dance team were my favorites things in High School.
After I graduated High School, I knew exactly where I wanted to go and what I wanted to do, and I couldn't have been more excited to finally come to West Chester University, where I've been since Fall 2008.
I love to talk and get to know people and I love to work with children. I've always wanted to work with children, but recently haven't been able to decide in which direction to take my dream. I am going to school to become an English teacher - but I want to get certified K-12. I also would love to pursue a career in becoming a child-life specialist. A child-life specialist is basically someone who works with kids with cancer in children's hospitals and you make cancer less scary for them. You also get to talk to and be involved with the family and help them through the rough times that are happening to them.
My dad is a cancer survivor, and within the past couple years I've lost some very close people to me to the fight against cancer. Therefore, I would love to be able to help others cope with that.
THON is a massive fundraiser that Penn State University does every year. They work with a foundation called 'The Diamond Fund' and this fund helps children and their families with getting through the fight and also being able to pay for things. Throughout the year, especially around this time, you may notice kids from PSU walking around major roads with cans asking for donations -- The Diamond Fund is where this money goes. PSU holds a 48hour dance-a-thon each year where the students of PSU, while attending classes and maintaining good grades, contribute all of there time to making THON a major success. Last year THON raised over 6million dollars for The Diamond Fund. THON is an amazing weekend where you get to see children who have survived cancer, you get to dance for them and also you get to hear amazing stories from the families. THON is probably the best thing that I have ever attended in my life and someday I would love to be apart of the nobel, major operation that The Diamond Fund does everyday.
I love all kinds of music. I love to drive and to take road trips. I love to dance and laugh and just enjoy life.
Random Fact: I would love to be a race car driver at some point in my life just for the fun of it.
I would love to study abroad in Australia and to also travel.
I could tell you much more about myself but this blog is already long enough.
