Ali Kimura: Day 1

Hello everyone my name is Alison Kimura but most of my friends call me Ali. I'm from a small, rural, coastal town in northern California called Eureka. You can see exactly where this is at: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl. Eureka is small, but has so much to offer. I live ten minutes from the beach and I have massive redwood tress in my backyard. These two features alone have helped our small community become known throughout the world. I was born and raised in Eureka so moving to San Antonio was a big change for me. I think San Antonio is a beautiful city and I can't wait to explore it more over the next three and a half years. Growing up I was a competitive gymnast and competed for over eight years all over the country. In high school I played volleyball and was the varsity team captain for two years. Here at Trinity, I am part of the cheerleading team which is a completely new experience for me but a lot of fun. I have met so many great girls and even many Trinity fans which is fantastic. I am part of the Christian organization RUF and I am currently rushing sororities. I love to travel and I have traveled to five of the seven continents. Some of these continents were merely places I stopped on the way to my final destination so I can only say that I have spent time in Japan, Kenya and most recently I spent a year in Argentina. Meeting new people is such a thrill for me and learning and experiencing other cultures is something I find to be a priceless opportunity. Family is probably the most important thing to me next to my faith. I have just one younger sister and my two parents and we do everything together. My parents are both teachers which has both its pros and its cons. I think that the benefits outweigh the cons though because our family puts a strong focus on education which has helped me to strive to be the best student I can. It's also nice having both my parents around on vacations throughout the year and the entire summer break. I grew up in Eureka's First United Methodist Church where I teach Sunday school, was the past president of the youth group, and help with the current youth group.

I can navigate my computer well enough to do the most simple and basic things but I have very little experience with computer applications. In high school I was introduced to Adobe Photoshop and Publisher, two programs I truly enjoyed working with. Unfortunately these programs are the most advanced I have dared to dabble with and I haven't used either of them recently. I am looking forward to learning even the most basic things about programs that will be essential to me in my college career and most likely after as well. I hope that after this course I feel more confident with in my computer skills and hopefully know some new tricks about my computer and it's programming.

My email address: akimura@trinity.edu