Writerly Biography

Hi, my name is Marina Salazar, I am 19yrs old, and I was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Tx. I have been living in Elwood, Ks now for the past 8yrs, and graduated from Elwood High School back in May of 2010. I am also a member ot the Air National Guard (Air Force), and I go this summer to complete my training. Currently, I am going to Missouri Western to pursue a career in nursing. Reading and writing have always been one of my best strengths. Although I can improve on how I need to organize what I write about, and how to lengthen my essays. As a reader, I honestly don't really have a problem, I'm the type of person that can read a novel (ex. the Harry Potter series) within 1-2 days, and remember everything. Reading is something I enjoy doing during my free time as long as the book interests me. If it's material that I'm required to read it's a bit more difficult to keep myself focused and not let my mind wander to other things. Writing would be the subject that would intimidate me the most out of the 2. Especially if I have writer's block, I just feel like an absolute idiot when I can't think of anything to write. In order for reading or writing to excite me it has to be something that I have strong opinions about or makes me think outside the box.