Peresnting.........Giovanna Isabel Cuevas!!!!!! =]

*not her feet =]

              My interview was conducted with the wonderful Giovanna Isabel Cuevas. This very nice girl is 20 years old, Mexican, not too tall but not too short either, and a graduate of Hueneme High School with the class of 2008. She was born in Ventura, but raised in Oxnard. She has a boyfriend of 3 years; they met the beginning of her senior year. She drives, but not too often for her own reasons. She doesn't really understand why, but when ever she DOES drive, she likes to drive without shoes on! Now my first thought was like "Whoa Girl, Why?" Lol.She is the eldest of 4 kids; she has a younger sister and two younger brothers. One brother is 11 years old and the other is 4 years old. Her parents split up when she was little, so she doesn't have alot of memories of them together. When she was 14 years old, she moved out with her 13 year old sister to live with her dad. Her mom re-married, and her two brothers live with her mom. She thinks that the guy that her mom married is nice and open.

               After graduating high school, she didn't want to just work, she wanted to major in Pyschology. Presently, she attends college and works at a good paying job at Lil' Caesars. She works from morning to late afternoons, and from Tuesday to Thursday, she attends schools in the afternoons and nights. She is going to college and working at the same time. She wants to be a role model for her younger brothers. Her 11 year old brother thinks that it's cool to go to college and work. With all of the time she spends at school and work, she still finds time to spend with her family. On the weekends, she spends time with her dad and sister, and when she can, she takes her brothers out to eat and hang out.To Giovanna, her dad is her role model. He had to give up alot for her and her sister. He had to transition from a part time dad to a full time dad. She looks at her mom as a semi-role model. Giovanna's motto is "It's all on ou whether you fail or succeed." She says that her culture does not play a big role in influencing her to go to school. Her family is her main influence with her decision making.

                  Altough it took awhile, Giovanna was finally able to describe herself in three words which are: hard-working, open, and very messy. Lol. In ten years, she sees herself with a successful career, what ever it may be. She hopes to have a kid at 30 years old, and her boyfriend wants to join the marines. She's kind of nervous about him going because she doesn't know what she'll do if he had to re-locate because she knows that she can't just pick up her school and move.

                  After my interview with Giovanna, I learned alot about her and where she comes from. She is a good, hard-working person. From school, work, and her boyfriend, she still manages time to be with her family. I learned that she is big on family and morals. She is a very driven person, and I am lucky to have gotten to know her.