Relation: Sister
Status: Tackling her 3rd year at UCLA as an Anthropology major, lifeguarding, and teaching children how to embrace the marine habitats we all evolved from (aka: teaching kids how to swim).
Cause for Celebration: About to start a part-time internship at PMK-BNC. From what I can tell (from looking at their website), PMK-BNC is an agency that deals with public relations and marketing for celebrities, corporate clients, and entertainment. Our cousin is a publicist for the agency and has clients like Colin Farrell, Matthew Fox, and others (but I really only remember the good looking ones). I'm not sure what kind of work Monica will be doing, but she is super excited about it!
Other interesting life #2: CAROLINE COUNTS
Relation: No relation; she is one of the players on the Xceleration 16's team that I coach.
Status: Finishing up her sophomore year at Bishop O'Dowd High School.
Cause for Celebration: May be one of the most complex 15 year-olds that I know. By "complex" I mean that I would love to live in her brain for one day...well, may be just one hour because that is all I could probably handle. With Caroline there is no shortage of energy. In fact, she could probably bottle up her excess energy and sell it as "alternative energy"; soon, our cars will be powered by C-ENERGY. But in all seriousness...Caroline has a mind that I can tell is always thinking...always connecting the dots but in the most creative/abstract way you could imagine. If you need an idea for a Halloween costume, she's the girl you go to. If you need someone to entertain your toddler for hours, she's the girl you go to. You don't need an "icebreaker" exercise to introduce a group of new people - just bring Caroline with you and everyone will be best friends in thirty minutes...probably less. She's been a treasure on the volleyball court. She brings energy that is bubbly and contagious. Her lack of coordination is refreshing, yet her ability to recovery quickly, almost spontaneously, is exceptional. She is immune to the negative/soul-sucking/"crash-&-burn" atmosphere that a team of teenage girls tends to brew up when they are losing. I occasionally catch her staring (sometimes at me) for uncomfortably long periods of time and she needs to be reminded to "center her chi" when situations get tense, but if these are my only complaints, then I consider myself very lucky. All you need is one meeting with Caroline to understand what I mean.
On a side note: Caroline reminds a lot of my dear friend, Meredith Hasson. I miss you Mere!
That is all for now!
