My
name is Krista. I was born on October 9, 1987, and I am
currently a junior at Menasha High School. Although I have
been living in Menasha, Wisconsin, for six years, I don't
consider it my home. I think this is because I have lived
in so many places, and moved so often, that I don't really
like to settle in one place. I am a lone traveler, yet I
have never really traveled alone.
I was born in Minnesota, but my family decided to move to
Wisconsin before I was a year old. In Wisconsin, we were
closer to family and my mother enjoyed sharing moments with
her sisters again. However, we moved to Colorado when I
was four because my dad was transferred. I loved Colorado.
Maybe it was just the time period in which I experienced
it, but everything always seemed so beautiful there. I went
to a Catholic school and had more friends than I would ever
have again.
My best friend through all this time, and still today, was
my sister. After successive moves, we learned to not get
too close to people except each other. Some people would
consider this a bad thing, but I look at it as a blessing.
I know that wherever I go, my sister will always be there
for me. This is something I have found very little people
have the pleasure of enjoying.
My sister is always encouraging when I talk about what I
want to achieve in life. My plan is to get a Linguistics
major in college. I would like to become an interpreter
for the CIA. Although this goal makes many people roll in
laughter, I still plan to fight for it with all my might.
This is only one of my many aspirations, however.
I have a traveling bug. My goal is to visit at least forty
countries by the time I am forty. I thought this would be
a reasonable number to reach, seeing how many countries
there are in this world. My first endeavor will be to backpack
through Europe. I like the romanticized idea of traveling
across borders with only a backpack on my shoulders. This
is, of course, not going to be as wonderful as it is made
out to be, but it is an experience worth living.
My life may not be the most interesting thing as of yet,
but I plan on dramatically changing that. I doubt I will
ever see my name in lights, nor will I find the cure for
some deadly disease, but one day I plan to look back on
my life and have a smile cross my face. That is my ultimate
goal.