The Reserved Aspiring Editor

The Reserved Aspring Editor: Kelli Wilhelm

By: Anastasia Akuffo-Afful, ENGL 336.002


Some people like the fast paced life, but smart and sophisticated people like Kelli Wilhelm, enjoys the relaxed type of life she has and one of the most important things in the world which is Family. 21-year old Kelli Wilhelm, from Garret County, attends Frostburg State University, and is currently a senior anticipating her graduation day, May 2012. She is a double major in both English and Psychology, which she loves with a passion. Her strong love for books and understanding of literature has her heart set out in being an editor or teacher at a college-level at a university. As she crosses her leg and speaks on her passion for English literature she says, “Books are always something that I’m good at, I’ve always understood books more than people”. Along with her passion for literature she is quite involved on campus, being as though she is in the English Honors Society as well as the Psychology Honors Society. As you can see she is a very intelligent, bright young lady aiming for success. Although she might seem a bit timid and reserved, once a conversation gets going, she is a very lovely person with high ambitions and goals in her life ahead.

Kelli enjoys reading and watching classic films in her free time. Her favorite book read was by John Steinbeck, “East of Eden”, along with her favorite classic film called, “Philadelphia Stories”. Apart from her daily hobbies, she enjoys and loves spending time with her family. She has two brothers and one sister, of which one of her brothers (oldest) is currently in Afghanistan. Her mother is her greatest icon as well as motivation because her mother is supportive, a hard-worker and a pusher for what she want. Kelli has barely traveled out of the country because of how tightly bonded she is to her family members. Her future plans are to go to graduate school and finish graduate school. She also likes to take things one day at a time to live to her potential.

Kelli was asked about her character traits, she described herself as quiet, family oriented, school driven “very dedicated to my school work but my family is the most important to me. Without them, probably won’t be here right now”. Kelli’s motto in life, which is derived from a poem by Theodore Roethke reads, “I wake to sleep, and take ma waking slow. I learn by going where I have to go”. In her words it means to her, “for whenever I am having a bad day, I just remember to relax and keep going cuz I’ll learn from whatever is I’m learning ". She continues to keeps this saying in her heart and mind to keep her going through the day

To learn more about Kelli Wilhelm here is a link to her facebook page: www.facebook.com/#!/