=Letβs say goodbye to this old and broken town.=
~New Politics, West End Kids~
What is your real name?Danera Rojas
Are you male or female?Female
What is your age?17
When is your birthday?June 2
What grade are you in?Junior
What are some of your hobbies and interests?Oooh boy, where to start?
First off: I'm what some of you people might call a βPolyglotβ. Itβs basically a big fancy word for someone who knows more than one language. I'm pretty fluent in four: English (duh!), German, Spanish (thanks to
mi PapΓ‘) and ASL, but I'm teaching myself Korean and Italian. The results have been...mixed. But at least I'm getting there! The reason I wanna learn so many languages is because I want to travel. Itβs basically my dream to go country to country, meeting new people and trying new things. I want to go to a Holi festival in India, or run through the crowded streets of Spain, or even swim in the blue waters of Greece. Somewhere,
anywhere, far from this town.
With traveling, I'm also big with writing. I've got a shelf full of journals full of random stories. Most of them I never finish, but it's still fun to go back and read them. I guess that's why I don't mind this project as much as the other classmates.
Then there's dancing. Don't mean to brag, but I'm the best dancer in the world! Well...okay, not
the best, but I still think I'm pretty good. I'm in the dance team at school, and it's an absolute blast.
How would you describe your personality?I'm a firework: bright, bold, and full of life.
When I was five, my mom used to tell me to smile no matter what. It'd clear away the storm clouds in my head and bring sunshine to everyone around me. Twelve years later, that philosophy hasn't left. I'm almost always smiling, and I'm pretty optimistic, even when things look bad. I'm loyal to the bone, and admittedly a tad overprotective of my friends and family. But I can't help it. You mess with them, you mess with me! I'm very empathetical, and I'll do anything to help a friend in need.
Curiosity and adventure are a deadly combo, especially with people like me. I love discovering new things and going to new places. The excitement of it is a drug I can't get enough of.
I can be a bit--well, a
lot--competitive and stubborn. I'm prideful to a fault, and there's been times before when my hubris led to me losing close friends. I'm trying to grow out of it. Trying.
What has your life been like so far?Pretty okay, I guess.
I live with my uncle and bro, so it isn't all bad. Just wish I could see my parents more often, though. They're in Canada right now for a job, so aside from the occasional visit or phone call, we don't talk much. Kinda sad, huh? But I understand their reasons. Just makes me wish they could have brought us along instead of sticking us in some crummy small town.
What will you pick as your screen name (and alias if asked)?HighFlyer32|| Syren
What are your thoughts on the project?I, for one, actually like this assignment. Seriously, where else could you get to talk to a random stranger and be rewarded for making a new friend? (Aside from, yβknow, everywhere else and the Internetβ¦)
Anything else you'd like to add?I've got a twin brother whoβs also doing the project. Hope I don't get him!