Big Dreams

Magdala Louissaint (on the left in picture), known by friends as Maggie, is a student at Frostburg State University. She was born on March 30, 1991 in Prince George's County, MD. Having lived in PG County for nineteen years, Louissaint has grown up with a close group of people. Living in an urban area, there was always a lot to do including many close malls and places to eat with her friends. Louissant was very involved in high school being a part of the choir , yearbook staff, newspaper, and also played volleyball. When I asked about her family i was surprised to find out she was the only girl with three younger and three older brothers. For growing up with all brothers, Louissaint was very well put together and not at all a "tom-boy" as would be expected in her situation. She does not have any pets and is afraid of dogs due to a frightening encounter when she was younger. Louissaint and her cousin were chased by a German shepherd, and while running down the sidewalk to escape, her cousin was nipped on the butt by the dog. Since then she has a hard time trusting dogs.

Growing up, Louissaint was always the social girl who brought friends together. To her friends she is known as Momma Maggie because she is always looking out for them and wants whats best. Hanging out with friends is when she is outgoing and loves to be loud. Louissaint doesn't care what people think about her and says, "I'd rather be original than a copy." Being a social person, she loves to go out and meet new people. Social networking on Facebook and Twitter take up a lot of her time, as well as surfing the internet for new facts and things.

Louissaint is studying mass communications at Frostburg as a sophomore, with a minor in journalism. Having an interest in news and world events, she wants to be a news anchor for Fox 5. She also has big planes to live in New York to work with Good Morning America and one day have her own show. This might include some traveling which Louissaint loves to do. She has already been to New York, New Jersey, and Florida because she has family in these ares. Also Louissaint visited Haiti when she was about five, where she got sick. "I think I drank from the faucet when I wasn't supposed to," said Louissaint thinking back to the trip. Although she plans on maybe transferring to Towson University, right now she is enjoying her time at Frostburg state where her bestfriend from home is now her roommate, living with her on campus in Frederick Hall.