Introduction

Krista Marie Aarestad:

I am originally from northern Minnesota..
I moved to Hales Corners, Wisconsin when I was 13.
I like the fact that there's actually civilization in Milwaukee.. Where I'm from it's all farm land, cows, horses, trucks and tractors.
One thing you must know about me: I LOVE country music! As a result of growing up in small town nowhere, I am extremely into sports. I've pretty much played every sport there is with the exception of hockey (my mom wouldn't let me play)
One sport stuck with me through high school and that was soccer. Basically my life revolved around soccer and my team. These days I pretty much work, go to school and hang out with friends and family. Nothing too exciting. My family is small, at home it's just my mother, step father and I. My brother, sister, and the rest of my family are still in Minnesota. ): I've got two little nephews, Kash (1) and Kruz (4 months). They are my inspiration.
I had always known I wanted to work with children but I wasn't ever set on anything in particular. My senior year was experimental. I had already taken all of the child development classes so I decided to volunteer. I ended up at the elementary school working with children from three to four. They were in the early childhood classroom and all of the kids had to attend speech class. While being in the classroom I decided I wanted to work with and help children in their situation. I picked up some sign language while I was there and noticed it was a very useful tool to communicate with the kids. That's the reason I decided to go for my minor in ASL.
I absolutely hated English in high school. That was directly related to the teacher I had. The class never received any feedback in the class which was frustrating because there was no improvement in my writing. I'm hoping that this class will help me with formal writing. Short stories and free writing I'm alright at, but formal writing is another story. I enjoy working with other people rather than being alone. But when it comes to writing, I prefer to be alone. I'm excited to improve my writing and feel confident in an essay I write instead of embarrassed. For me writing is like an escape. When I am able to just write a story about anything, I feel a lot more creative and  I go off into a whole different world. I had a short stories class in high school, that was my all time favorite class. My teacher was amazing and gave so much feedback and was easy to talk to and be open with in my stories. She gave me more courage when it comes to writing but I still need to work on formal writing. =/