Cheryl "My Dogs Are My Babies"

Name:Cheryl
Age:48
Sign:Taurus
I grew up in:Florida
I currently live in:Florida
Occupation:Physical Ed teacher and coach
You can find me:usually at sport events
You will never find me:doing nothing
Your website or Charity you are passionate about:Humane Society, Breast Cancer Awareness and the ASPCA

1.) What (person, goal, dream) gets you out of bed each day?God...he has blessed me with another day!

2.) What life experience has strengthened you the most?the sudden death of my father last year

3.) What would you want to change about yourself? live healthier

4.) Who is your hero? my mom who beat breast cancer last year

5.) What is your most prized possession? my dogs!! they are my babies!!

Daphne "I Dream Of Being A Filmmaker"

Name: Daphne
Age: 35
Sign: Scorpio
I grew up in: Lima, Peru
I currently live in: Sacramento, CA
You can find me: Playing with every possible application on the computer, reading, partaking in some physical activity, watching way too many movies, organizing
You will never find me: Smoking, skydiving or bungee jumping, meddling, streaking, swimming in deep ocean waters
Your website or Charity you are passionate about: Kiva. org

1.)What is your dream job? Filmmaker

2.)What are you most proud of? BAs, finishing a triathlon, becoming independent

3.)What has been your greatest loss in life? The death of my grandparents (they raised me)

4.)Who would you like to meet? My muse

5.)What is the hardest part of your day? If I feel that what I do does not matter
What is the best part of your day? When something or a little one reminds me that it does

Renee "Nothing is too Hard"

Name: Renee
Age: 39
Sign: Aries
I grew up in: Bloomington/Normal, IL
I currently live in: Same as above
Occupation: Caterpillar
You can find me: Working a lot it seems
You will never find me: in a dress
Your website or Charity you are passionate about: cancer

1.)Who or what inspires you? I wish I could say someone or something, nothing comes to my mind. Sad, but true...

2.)What are you most proud of? Me


3.)What has been your greatest loss in life? I wanna say a part of me that my X took with her!

4.)Who would you like to meet? Janet Jackson

5.)What is the hardest part of your day? Nothing is to hard.

6.)What is the best part of your day? Getting off of work.

Magic "I Want To Be Remembered Forever"

Name:Magic
Age:25
Sign:virgo
I grew up in:Chicago
I currently live in:Chicago
Occupation:Entrepreneur
You can find me:Hustling
You will never find me:Sleeping
Your website or Charity you are passionate about:Church

1.) What (person, goal, dream) gets you out of bed each day?Niece,nephew,mama

2.) What life experience has strengthened you the most?Kindergarten...I learned Phillipians 4:13

3.) What would you want to change about yourself?nothing

4.) How do you want to be remembered?Forever

5.) What is your most prized possession?Life

Maggie "Embracing the Day"

Name:Maggie
Age:40
Sign:Leo
I grew up in:Most of my teen years in Veracruz Mexico
I currently live in:Reseda
You can find me:Tru my space
Charity I am passionate about:IMDB

1.)Who or what inspires you?
This question is one I'm traying to figure out. There are some big changes in my life, and this is something I meditate to everyday lately.

2.)What are you most proud of?
My Mother

3.)What has been your greatest loss in life?
My self respend for the right and wrong reason, LOVE...

4.)Who would you like to meet?
My soulmate

5.)What is the hardest part of your day? What is the best part of your day?
I don't analyze me day wichever way, I just embrace my day as it comes.

Laura "Regrets Are A Waste Of Time"

Name: Laura
Age: 34
Sign: Western: Gemini / Chinese: Tiger
Occupation: part-time bookkeeper but soon to be full-time medical student
I grew up in: Lakeport, NY
I currently live in: South Pasadena, CA
You can find me: on facebook
Your website or Charity you are passionate about: http://www.nationallungcancerpartnership.org/

1.)What is your biggest regret?
My biggest regret is not working harder and believing in my potential when I was younger. I was filled with so much passion, positive energy and enthusiasm when I graduated from high school, but I was slowly changed by cynics and self doubt through my college years. The self-doubt and negativity stayed with me for many years and was very hard to shake. I typically believe regrets are a waste of time and unhealthy but if I had to do it all again, I would have worked harder at staying true to my inner voice instead of being easily influenced by the critical masses.

2.)What has been your greatest achievement?
I think my greatest achievement so far has been getting accepted to medical school at the age of 34. More than the academic achievement, I feel most proud of my ability to completely change my life and rediscover the passionate and enthusiastic girl I used to be. Two years ago my life looked completely different and the idea of becoming a doctor was overwhelming and seemingly impossible. But, I simply moved forward one step at time and committed myself to enjoying the process. I hope I can inspire others to make exciting changes by following their crazy ideas. The crazy ones are usually the best ones.
3.)What would you do for a living if money wasn't a factor?
I can't think of anything else I'd want to do. Truly, I have never considered money when thinking of a career. When I was younger, I wanted to be an actor so I went to a theatre conservatory school and spent many years as a "starving artist". I worked dozens of survival jobs just so I had the time and flexibility to audition and take an acting gig at a moments notice. I loved it when I did it, but once I stopped loving it I searched for something new. Although physicians are thought to make good money, it will take me many, many years to get there; especially since I will be over $200,000 in debt upon graduation.

4.)Who or what inspires you?
So many things inspire me. I love hearing people's stories of overcoming adversity. I think there is something so beautiful about the human ability of resilience. I am inspired by people who are honest about the mistakes they have made and who are strong enough to show their flaws and vulnerabilities. I think it takes this kind of self confidence to truly connect with other people. If we are all honest with each other, instead of wearing a façade of perfection, perhaps our own evolution wouldn't be such an arduous process.

5.)What do you want to see before you die?
The world! I want to travel anywhere and everywhere…so much to see and so little time!

Georgia "Love to Meet Dolly Parton"

Georgia
Age:39
Sign:capricorn
You grew up in: a small town, Mollala
You live today: a big town, Portland
You can find me: with my family and friends by my side
You won't find me: with a drink in my hand
I am passionate about: animal rescue

1.) My mother and grandaughter inspire me
2.)I am most proud of my grandaughter
3.)My great grandmother
4.)I would love to meet Dolly Parton
5.)The hardest part of my day is going to work. The best part of my day is coming home to my family.

Deborah "Being Diagnosed With MS Has Strengthened Me The Most"

Name:Deborah
Age:43
Sign:Scorpio
Grew up in Renton, Wa.
Currently live in Seattle, Wa.
Occupation:Retired
You can find me on Myspace
You will never find me in HELL
What charity are you passionate about? MS Association (Multiple Sclerosis)

1.) What (person, goal, dream) gets you out of bed each day? Life

2.) What life experience has strengthened you the most? Being diagnosed with MS

3.) What would you want to change about yourself? Not to have MS

4.) Describe the landscape of the place you grew up. How did that landscape affect you? Mountains & City. Made me love both the city and the outdoors.

5.) What is your most prized possession? My Life!!! On, and my Marilyn Merlot Wine collection LOL!!!

Tracey "I Measure Success by Happiness"

Name: Tracey
Age:34
Sign:virgo child (3rd stage)
I grew up in:upland, california
I currently live in: in the LBC
Occupation:graphic designer
You can find me: whenever you need me
You will never find me: in a place i don't wanna be..
Your website or Charity you are passionate about: St Jude's hospital to help kids who need it.

1.) How do you measure success? by happiness

2.)What would you want to change about yourself? right now? i wish i had more money to pay off my student loans

3.) How do you want to be remembered? a good soul that was touched by many.

4.) What is your recurring dream? a newly lit flame..-the start of a new journey/experience in life


5.)What is the hardest part of your day? traffic 3 hrs a day commuting to workWhat is the best part of your day? seeing her smile

Alison "Traveling the USA in my Trailie"

Name: Alison
Age: 37
I grew up in: Hacienda Heights, California
I currently live: Part time in a teardrop trailer/Part time in Long Beach
My Sign: Aries
Occupation: Observing People & Your Website Cruise Director
You can find me here: alisontravels@gmail.com
You will never find me: Eating Mammals
Charity I am passionate about: Best Friends

1.)What life experience has strengthened you the most?
There are a few I remember. My mother always wanted me to be active as a child and join a sports team, or a group like the Girl Scouts. In 7th grade, I decided that I wanted to try out for my Junior High football team. Without hesitation, she drove me to tryouts (knowing that I would be the only girl there). As I approached the field, a fear came over me and I decided not to try out. Besides being scared, one of the reasons was because my Father would never let me quit something once I started. Because of this experience, I learned that I COULD do anything I wanted to do. Having parents that believed that I was capable of anything was the key.

2.)Who has been the most influential person in your life?
My Father. He was charming, loving, smart, challenging, witty, athletic, and a hard worker. I am definitely my “father’s daughter”. Our traits are so similar that we would often bump heads on opinions and on how to do things correctly. He challenged me to stay on a basketball team when I felt my teammates hated me, taught me how to shoot a gun, showed me how to enjoy fine cuisine, and taught me the importance of a strong work ethic.

3.)What is your lifelong dream?
I have always wanted to travel across the United States. I am living that dream today. I bought a 4x9 teardrop trailer and have been on the road for 120 days, documenting my experiences, and learning about my life along the way. It has always been a dream of mine to wake up, look at a map and decide where I want to go and what I wanted to do that day. I am going to try and continue to do this as long as possible. My new
passion is to meet and write about the Americans I come across at: www.AmericanLifeToday.com

4.)What would you want to change about yourself?
I am too hard on myself. I try and not be so self critical, but it’s a trait that I’ve had ever since I could remember. Once I think it’s getting better, usually people will remind me that I am being too hard on myself. This is a goal of mine to change little by little…

5.)What would your last meal be?
King Crab, Sushi, Fried Catfish, Champagne and Brussel Sprouts