1. Ashley Prosenak Eastern Connecticut Sophmore 19 years old

2. Born in Bridgeport Hospital lived in Stratford, CT my entire life.

3. I lived with my mom Cindy and dad Andrew in the same house for 19 years, my mom passed away last year so now it is just me and my dad.

4. I am half Slovenian from my dads side, and am a mutt of Swedish, Polish, English from my moms side

5. Family is an important part of my life, I treat my friends as though they are family as well. I try to be involved and stay in touch with my family as much as I can. I would do anything for those who are like family to me.

6. I wish that I could learn German. Slovenian is a dying language, so it’d be nice to learn German and be able to talk to family over in Europe.

7. I enjoy baking and want to learn how to cook more, this summer my grandparents on my dads side taught me how to make some Slovenian dishes.

8. I used to do Indian Princesses with my dad, because of that me and my dad have always had a very close relationship, I absolutely love camping and love seeing new sights out in nature, especially the stars.

9. I love dogs, and have had one from when I was born up to this summer.

10. Winter is my favorite season. I love snow, snowboarding and Christmas.

11. My favorite color is blue, I especially love wearing it because it brings out my eyes.

12. Music is a huge part of my life. Whether it was listening to music with my dad, in choir, in musicals or just on my own.

13. I love anything Disney, my dream is to work one summer in Disney World as a Disney Princess.

14. I love going on long car rides, airplane rides and traveling.

15. The only place I have been outside of the country was Bermuda, on a cruise. Although I didn’t see a lot I did learn quickly how different the island life was from mine here in the U.S

16. I have played soccer since kindergarten, being a starter all four years on my Stratford high school team. I now play co-ed intermural soccer here at Eastern.

17. I am a Patriots fan

18. Ever since I was little I have wanted to be a teacher and that is exactly what I am going to do. I am a Psychology and Early Childhood Education Major here at Eastern.

19. I am in the education club here at Eastern and I am determined to get involved and volunteer this year at local schools or daycares. I volunteered in a summer daycare in my local town at an elementry school. I worked with kids with disabilities and made progress with a little boy who was a selective mute. I love helping children, it makes me happy.

20. I can’t wait to go to Jamaica!