My name is Sara Maslanka. I am 18 years old as of July 13^th. My parents are Teresita and Marc. I have an older brother, who’s 24 and a dog named Jewel. I grew up and lived practically my whole life in Skokie, Illinois. The only reason why I say practically is because I had to live a year in Scottsdale, Arizona for my dad’s job. Though my dad’s job took me 1,800 miles away from home, it has allowed me, in the past, to travel the world. Because of him, I have visited Thailand, Italy and Spain. I love to travel almost as much as I love to dance. I have been dancing since I was about seven years old. Though dance is my major, I didn’t always want to be a dancer. Instead, I used to always want to be an interior designer. I chose to dance, however, because it is something that I know I can see myself doing in the future and when I dance, everything in life suddenly becomes very clear. Other than that, three random facts about myself are 1.) Freshmen year, I broke my pinky and needed to have reconstructive surgery to save it, 2.) I’m a closet fan of the Twilight and Harry Potter series and 3.) I could live off of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. This is just a little fraction of what makes up who I am. Until next blog post, bye!