Free Spirited, Dancing Scorpio
By: Alexa Nadwodny ENGL 336
On September 16, 2014 I
had the pleasure of sitting down and talking to Davonne Yvette Walker. After
being born in Baltimore, Davonne, along with her seven brothers and sisters
spent the first few years of their life living in Western Baltimore. It wasn’t long
until Davonne found herself packing up her life in Baltimore and moving thirty
minutes outside of Baltimore to a town on the Eastern Shore, Kent Island,
Maryland. Davonne was adopted by her aunt which was the main motive of the
move. They moved into their grandfathers’ small country house until they built
their house next door. She exclaimed, “When I tell you right next door, it is literally
right next door girl!” When asked if she would rather live in the city or the
country, she said “It’s good to have different backgrounds. I am from the city
but lived in the country and now currently am living in the mountains!” She
loves learning about people, history and the world around us.
Her free spirit and open
mind definitely stood out as our conversation went on. At the age of five, she
discovered her love for dancing and taught herself everything she knows today! “Instructors
have helped me with some of my technique but when it comes to passion and
heart, I taught myself.” Over the years, Davonne was a part of the Dance
Company and a leader of Praise Dance Ministry. These brought out her leadership
skills in which she still continues to use today at Frostburg State University.
Her leadership skills are demonstrated as being a resident assistant in
Annapolis. Davonne added, “I have five American residents but the rest are
international students, from China I believe.” This sparked my interest on what
brought Davonne to Frostburg. “I originally got accepted to Ohio State but with
my personality I’d prefer a smaller school,” she proudly stated. Attached is a
link to the Frostburg State University Resident Life staff and office for information.
http://www.frostburg.edu/clife/reslife/staff/
I truly enjoyed sitting
down and talking with Davonne, she even let me in on one of her secrets in the
kitchen! Davonne and I share a favorite food, macaroni and cheese! She
explained her homemade recipe and I look forward to trying it! Her determination
to teach herself dance and then offering her skills to others shows a lot about
her personality. Communications is the perfect major for her as she is a very
good communicator! Davonne has a public relations minor even though she claims,
“I hate writing but love the Writing Center!” She has worked for FSU-TV for the
past three years in their public relations position. She hopes these
experiences at Frostburg will lead to a bright future!
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