What do you say, Alyssa Rae?

By: Jessie V. Ragland

ENGL 336.001

Alyssa Ballard is a very easy-going person, and spending an hour and a half talking to her about herself was eye opening and a great experience. Although she was born in Alexandria, Virginia, she grew up in Odenton, Maryland. Alyssa has 2 stepsisters and 3 half brothers. One of her half brothers, however, passed away at child birth. "I'm closer to my older stepsister and my older half brother. I get along with them really well." As a junior at Frostburg State, she majors in English Literature and a minor in Film Studies. I asked her why she chose this major and minor. Her reason was she felt that she couldn't really do any of the other majors and she like English the most. English is a creative base whereas most of the other majors are science based. She originally was a journalism major but she liked literature a lot and loves movies and that's why she chose film studies as her minor. 

In her spare time, Alyssa likes to read, write, listen to music play piano, dance and hang out with her friends. Her favorite books to read are young adult fiction and historical pieces based on actual events. It was hard for her to choose what her favorite genre of music is but after a long thought, she chose rock. "I listen to pretty much everything. There's nothing that I hate". Her favorite movie to watch all of the time is Dogma. When Alyssa hangs out with her friends, it's usually in her quad with all of her quadmates. They have all known each other since their freshman year and love to have what they call "quad parties". 

Alyssa seems to want her future to be as easy-going as it is now. Her words for her career were "Something that pays, less travel, and involves writing. I'm thinking of becoming a film critic, but I don't know what good that would do so I'm still trying to figure it out." One of the most interesting things I found out about Alyssa is that she loves to do research and find amazing and unknown information about current events in the world.

It is easy to see that Alyssa Ballard is a fascinating person and loves to experience and learn new things that go on in the world. Her future is bright and her personality will take her to new heights. The world needs more curious and easy-going people like Alyssa Rae Ballard.