Santos,+Marissa,+Introduction

Hi, my name is Marissa Santos and I am from Maui, Hawaii. I was born and raised on Maui and have lived there my entire life. I grew up on a small family owned ranch and attended St. Anthony Jr/Sr High school from grades Pre-12 (they called people like this a "surviving trojan"). At home, I live with my mom and dad and i also have a younger sister named Mindy. She and I are 6 years apart, yet she is often mistaken for being the older one. In my spare time I enjoy riding horses, rodeo, paddling (which is similar to "crew" here), and hanging out with friends and family. A few fun facts about me is that I was the 2009 Makawao Rodeo Princess, I made the paddling all-star team my last 2 years of paddling varsity, I graduated with a class of 39 students (which was considered a large class at my school), and I was born on thanks giving day.

After living on such a small island for so many years, I decided that after graduating high school I was going to continue my education at a school out of state. I am now a freshman here at Southern Oregon University and am majoring in Elementary Education. I have always known that I wanted to become a teacher ever since the age of 8 and I am extremely happy that SOU was my school of choice. I love it here in Ashland although the cold is starting to remind me now that I am no longer in Hawaii where it rarely gets below 70.

Well that's all folks, if you would like to know more about me just ask. :)