10 Questions to reminisce - All for fun!

Hope everyone is having a great start to their week! I loved Mel's idea with the questions and getting people involved. Thought we could do a 10 question post, just a get to know each other and hope to reminisce. Just for fun :)

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?

3). Who was your first role model and why?

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?

5). When was your first time being home alone?

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told)

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?

Ok. I'm game.

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?

We had a huge backyard in Atlanta, Georgia when I was a kid. Where our yard ended, a forest began. My dad was out exploring one morning and found an abandoned, wooden playground. He wanted to show my sister and me. In order to get there, I distinctly remember walking along wide fence posts. They were probably 2 feet off the ground, but it felt like 20. The view made me dizzy. I was three or four.
That may seem like a "scary" memory, but it brings peace & warmth when I think about it. I love my family.

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?

Batman. And then a veterinarian or the singer in a rock & roll band.

3). Who was your first role model and why?

My sister. No idea why, she was a bully! Haha.

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?

Johnny Depp for his boyish charm and weirdness. I was maybe five when it started.

5). When was your first time being home alone?

Can't recall. My parents are busy-bodies, so I was probably home alone a lot at a young age. Our neighborhood is soooo nice and safe. We often left the front door wide open so neighbors could come in and say hello.
Also, can you really be alone in your home with 2 lizards, 3 fish, 6 cats, and a dog?

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?

Reading, making lists, or horseback riding. Oh man, I still love all 3.

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told)

After "mom," it was, "No." Bahaha.

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?

Maybe my dad. He used to keep a journal and he'd read us excerpts now and then. It had poems, stories, reflections... It was a lovely hobby.

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?

Ohhh too long ago to remember. My first true love was Robert Frost, but Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein were in my life long before him.

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?

Some sappy love poem with all the cliches and filler words you can imagine. I feel nostalgic about it.

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?
-- When trying to answer this so many memories flash by and some of them I'm not sure if I actually remember or if I was told about them. I can't pinpoint a certain one here.

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?
-- A hairdresser. When I was young I would always help shave and cut my brothers hair. From there I thought I would make a fantastic hair dresser.

3). Who was your first role model and why?
-- My eldest brother. We have 15 years between us he would patiently deal with me waking him up at 4am to watch cartoon that weren't even on at that time. He rocked me to sleep in a pram that always had a wheel falling off. Always cut the crust off my sandwiches and shaped them into squares or triangles. Most importantly he completed a first aid course and was able to flush my eye when I got chilli pepper in it ... and bandaged my hands when I touched the heater.... He taught me patience, kindness, the importance of family and how to be safe around hot things haha.

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?
-- I think it was Chad Michael Murray or something like that.

5). When was your first time being home alone?
-- That didn't happen until I was probably about 16. We lived in a pretty dodgy neighbourhood and my mum would always be a worrier. It took her a while to realise she could go to the corner shop and pick up milk and bread without having to worry about me.

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?
-- Art and craft time with my mum. She's always been very fantastic at letting my creativity fester. The other would be playing video games with my youngest older brother.

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told)
-- Mum.

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?
-- Probably also my mum. She was always doing creative stuff with me.

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?
-- From music. I listened to a lot of hip hop, fell in love with Tupacs music and from there I was very into poetry.

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?
-- Some horrible loss of friendship poem. I cringe for being a silly kid who cared about that friendship as it was very one sided.

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?

A girl came up to me and announced that we were married, and I started crying. This was kindergarten, so about 4/5ish.

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?

I really wanted to work at NASA, so an aerospace engineer.

3). Who was your first role model and why?

I think it'd have to be my cousin, he's 8 years older than me, taught me stuff, played with me after school, was really smart and I just wanted to be like him. We lived in apartments at that time, and we lived in a complex, and we were right across each other. There was a little patch of forested area near by, and a wicked park that we'd always be running around in. There was also a convenience store nearby that we'd go to in the summer months to buy popsicles with money we foraged or found lying around.

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?

I think it'd have to be sugar lynn beard, she was the host of a TV show i'd watch after school. If she doesn't count then, I'd have to say it was elisha cuthbert when she was the host of popular mechanics for kids.

5). When was your first time being home alone?

Not really able to remember when, I think around grade 6? We moved to a house, and it's a safe neighborhood and they just went to the grocery store.

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?

Probably running around with friends, doing whatever that entertained us. I remember there was a pretty major blackout and we ended up playing hide and seek in the apartment buildings and we had so many people playing, that was pretty fun.

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told)

Mom.

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?

My grade six teacher, we had a unit on poetry in my language arts class (english) and she really liked my pieces and encouraged me to write more.

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?

Apart from Dr. Suess, I think it was Robert Munsch, his books love you forever & 50 below freezing made me look up more of his work at the school library and came across some of his poems.

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?

It was a cheesy love poem, extremely cliche and it makes me cringe thinking of it.

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Thanks for posting this!

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?

I fell out of a car that was turning onto another road and it knock the breath out of me . I was right around three

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up? a nail slinger

3). Who was your first role model and why?
My father because I was never around in other adult male

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?
Marcia Brady lol (NOT AS BAD AS IT SOUNDS SHE'S ABOUT MY AGE)

Maureen Denise McCormick (born August 5, 1956) is an American actress, author, and recording artist. She is most widely known for portraying the eldest Brady daughter Marcia Brady on the ABC television series The Brady Bunch, from 1969 to 1974.

5). When was your first time being home alone? I have no memory of it Edit I do recall bein the back yard with some friends when my Uncle Howard came for a visit , but I could have been a teen then.

6). What was your favorite activity as a child? Day dreaming

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told)
Mom laughed and told me that I was in a room half under a turned over Christmas tree. I said 'Janet did it' very clearly

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?
My Aunt Agnes who was a Sister of Charity with a Ph.D.

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?
I started out trying to write a song then gradually began to recite my failed attempts as poems

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?

http://www.poems-and-quotes.com/explicit/poems.php?id=207311

I have no illusions about breaking in to the highly competitive music industry but I would still like to get my great nephew to do some major tweaking of I met Seven Demons and post on facebook with his other songs

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?
Standing in my crib & feeling sad and lonely, less than 2 years old

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?
Green Lantern

3). Who was your first role model and why?
Green Lantern: it was all will-power & the most power in the universe

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?
Patty Duke EDIT: Just checked the dates. Ms. Duke's show did not start until the early 60's. So my first crush was Annette Funicello from the 50's Disney Club. I guess none of you were born either time anyway, so you'll probably have to Google both.

5). When was your first time being home alone?
I seemed always to be home alone. Maybe since 4
(I hitchhiked home from school with my older brothers starting at 6, alone starting at 7)

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?
Reading first, playing "Sam & Dave" with my brother second
(we were cowboys, astronauts, soldiers, explorers . . . and apparently musically adept )

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told)
My baby book records "mama" followed by "dada" - I was very original

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?
High School English Freshman teacher: Shaack Van Deusen
I was already writing but he was the first adult to take it seriously

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?
Nursery Rhymes, Service* Houseman, Poe, Longfellow, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Byron, then Shelly & Keats
The Spell ofthe Yukon (final verse)
by Robert Service

There's gold, and it's haunting and haunting;
It's luring me on as of old;
Yet it isn't the gold that I'm wanting
So much as just finding the gold.
It's the great, big, broad land 'way up yonder,
It's the forests where silence has lease;
It's the beauty that thrills me with wonder,
It's the stillness that fills me with peace.

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?
If I find it I'll let you know. I am going through 15 boxes of my writing that I've lugged around starting with some from when leaving my parents' home In 1968.

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?

Can't remember my actual age maybe 4 or 5.. but we had a 6' Macrocarpa hedge growing at the back of our property, which backed onto large open paddocks. I would have been playing in my bedroom when I saw this head pop up over the hedge looking into our place, he had a fair old look before disappearing again ... I didn't say anything to anybody... but its obviously had a lasting impact on me

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?

Never had any burning ambitions that I can recall but loved playing with my Tonka toys so probable a truck driver ...

3). Who was your first role model and why? Can't remember maybe my eldest brother when I was young, he took me rabbit shooting when I was old enough to hold a gun

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?
Easy ....Michelle Pfeiffer... she still is, the girl is gorgeous

5). When was your first time being home alone?

Not sure, but do remember looking after a 1000 acre farm when I was 14 for two weeks, the first 3 days on my own before my mum turned up to cook for me. The owners were clients of my dad and they were going on holiday somewhere. That's where I learnt to drive and double clutch and round up 800 sheep in a hail storm at 2am in the morning...

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?

Playing in the dirt with my Tonka toys and watching industrious ants at work

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told)

God knows... he would remember but I can't

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?

Nobody really, I used to write small ditties when I was bored at work then when I was in emotional gaga land I started writing

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?

In the tube station in London at Earls Court there was a quote out of Rudyard Kipling that I used to read everyday on the way to work, it was the first four and last two lines from his poem "If" It stood out like dogs balls to me. "If" is still one of my favourite poems

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;

Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?

Crikey, I can't remember but it would have been crap...

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?...I was three and remember a maternal woman rocking me in a rocking chair on the balcony, later I found out she was my Grandmother , on my mother's side. She died later that year.

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up? A detective or a crook

3). Who was your first role model and why?
George Heverly, an old man who sat on his front porch all day, he'd always talk to us kids about life and the past, he loved his wife dearly, who made us cookies all the time. He was so easy going and laid back, and so smart about a lot of things.

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?
Raquel Welsh

5). When was your first time being home alone?
6

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?
either rafting on the susquehanna river, or digging in the old foundations for antique bottles and stuff.

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told) no, apparently I said that a lot

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?
Ms. Cernzik my 8th grade English teacher

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?
8th grade

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now? a crappy love poem, it sucked, quite pimply........."If you only could"

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?:
Riding my bike without the training wheels, on gravel, in a bikini (at 4.. really, mom? A bikini? lol) and biting the dust... HARD. Actually all of my super early memories include skinned knees. I had a blast as a little kiddo!

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?:
A secretary. lol. I loved filing and data entry!

3). Who was your first role model and why?:
My grandparents - absolutely adored them.

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?:
Freddie Prinze Jr.

5). When was your first time being home alone?:
I was 10, and it was shortly after I watched my first horror movie, and I was totally creeped out. I sat with the phone in my hand, on the couch, staring out the window. My parents were gone less than an hour.. lol.

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?:
ANYTHING outside. Ride bikes, play in the dirt, mow the yard (yeah, I was weird, but we had a riding lawn mower, that was so fun!)

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told):
Dada. Totally a Daddy's girl.

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?:
My friend, Lizzy.

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?:
Something for school. Haikus, shape poetry etc.

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?:
It was about my Grandpa, right after he died (this was my first poem not for a school assignment). While it was terrible poetically, I will always cherish it because of the memories.

1) First memory and age.

Dressed up as Wee Willy Winkie and pottering around the playground at nursery rather despondently. I was probably 3 or 4.

2) What did you want to be when you grew up?

A park warden in Africa - I would still love that job.

3) First role model and why?

My dad - he grew up on a farm in the 5os and he has always had a solid and indestructible air about him.

4) first celebrity crush.

While everyone of my generation was fawning over Pamela Anderson, I was obsessing over one of the last generation's sex symbols - the entirely better looking (and more natural) Bo Derek. Anyone who has seen "10" will understand.

5) First time you were home alone

11 or 12 - my parents were ever dutiful

6) Favourite activity as a child

eating worms and riding my bike.

7) First word spoken as a baby/child.

Daddy, I think

8) First person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?

My A level English teacher

9) What was the first run-in you had with poetry?

Wordsworth's "Daffodils" when I was 11 or 12 - it struck a chord with me. I suppose I have liked the old romantic style ever since.

10) First poem you wrote and how do you feel about it?

It was called "Castaway" and it was okay, relatively speaking, and I still like it because it has a lot of ideas that are still important to me 23 years later ( I think I was 11)

All the best

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?
- I remember crying at daycare until my mom picked me up and brought me to my gran's. I did that a lot. Maybe 3 or 4 y/o.

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?
- God. Lol

3). Who was your first role model and why?
- probably my grandmother. She was the nicest, kindest person I knew.

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?
- Rider Strong aka Shawn Hunter from Boy Meets World.
I was also in love with Sylvester Stallone. I used to watch Cliffhanger over and over when I was a kid.

5). When was your first time being home alone?
- hmm. Maybe in my early teens. My grandmother never left me alone even to go across the street.
I remember the first time my parents and siblings left me home alone. I watched Silent Hill with all the lights off. I couldn't even get up to use the bathroom. Lol

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?
- Hiding in closets and reading with a flashlight. Playing outside, jumping out of trees, running through the woods, etc.

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told)
- "mai" which is what I called my grandma.

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?
- an old friend from my young teenage years. He was the first I ever showed anything to. He actually called me a poetess, which is where the name came from. :)

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?
- maybe grade 5 or 6. My aunt used to write fan-fiction and poetry. Still does.

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?
- something about wanting to run away. I ripped it up and threw it away (along with lots of other stuff) when my siblings read my diary and afterward began reciting things I had written in it. Jerks. Lol

Oh, yes. I will shamelessly indulge in this, yes please.

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?
I remember being in my house when I was 2, walking out the side door and watching our bunny, Brambles, in his cage.

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?
A musician. I wanted to sing. Still do.

3). Who was your first role model and why?
My grandmother. Her spirit is like fire. She goes and goes, and there's something about her that makes people want her attention.

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?
Tom Felton as Malfoy. Oh god, I had a horrible picture of him that I printed out and covered in clear tape because we didn't have laminating supplies. I kept it in my back pocket for months.

5). When was your first time being home alone?
That... that I don't remember. I do remember being left with just my sister when we were young. Then we discovered a bat in the basement. There was about as much screaming involved as you'd expect from two girls under 12.

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?
I liked to close my eyes and imagine stories. I liked to draw pictures of characters and write out their family trees over and over again. I liked searching through baby name books for bizarre nicknames to classic names. I liked sitting on the bow of a boat speeding over the ocean and feeling the waves hit my legs.

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told)
I think I said "Tuk!" because I loved loved loved trucks. I had a big yellow one with two red buttons on it. One button made an engine noise and the other one said "All aboard!" Which is weird actually, for a truck to say.

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?
Kindergarten! My whole elementary education was built on being told to write everyday, constantly collaborating with teachers and other students to critique eachother's work and ideas.

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?
How does anyone remember something like that? That's like asking what the first song I learned to sing was, or what the first book I read was. I have no idea, it's always been there.

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?
Again. Guys, the first poem I wrote was in kindergarten. I think it had an acorn in it? Or it might have been about my cat. I feel.... completely ambivalent about it. And I say that with all honesty.

OMG can I change my childhood crush to the kid who played Casper, the friendly ghost? Devon Sawa. I thought he was soooooo dreamy. Also, Thackery Binx from Hocus Pocus.

Love these questions.

^^ they both were so dreamy! Lol.

It's funny because when I watched Cliffhanger, I'd have to watch Hocus Pocus first since they were both recorded on the same VHS. I used to get super sad when Binx left at the end. Haha

LOVE reading all these responses! So neat!

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?

- I don't remember too much of my childhood. Maybe the first thing I remembered was before moving to Indiana, living in Maryland and when my brother and I stayed with my grandparents in MD for 2 weeks while my parents went to Michigan. Loved that townhouse and the memories in it. Going to church together. Mario. My gma's mashed potatoes. My sippy cup. Their dog Ross.

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?

- I think I wanted to be an FBI agent. I thought in order to help it had to be to catch the big bad guys. Even considered Criminal Justice when looking at colleges. Now, a writer!

3). Who was your first role model and why?

- First role model probably my dad. He cared so much for me growing up even though sometimes I had a hard time understanding the ways he cared, or his reactions. Now, it's my older brother who lives in the room next to mine.

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?

- Jesse McCartney! Sang his songs constantly and had a few huge posters that you could get from Disney magazines. Him and Zac Efron. I loved High School Musical.

5). When was your first time being home alone?

- The only time I can remember is when my parents and brother went to Maryland when I was in my teens. I was by myself for about 5 days. Well, no, I had our family dog as company!

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?

- I loved drawing and making cards for people. Anything with markers or colored pencils intrigued me.

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told)

- No clue. I think I asked my parents too and they don't recall.

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?

- My 6th grade teacher. I had just started writing poetry in a little purple book, poems about my crushes and cliche love, but one she read was about losing my grandma.

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?

- I think finding a book of it or studying it at school. I loved when we had certain weeks dedicated to a certain poet.

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?

- First poem was "Gone", about my grandmother passing. I believe it rhymed and it's definitely nostalgic to look back on it.

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age? I was 3, it's an unpleasant memory I rather wouldn't say.

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up? Solid gold dancer (showing my age). Or an actress.

3). Who was your first role model and why? My parents and my granny. My dad because, in my eyes he was so smart, everyone, neighbors, friends, family and co-workers looked up to him. My mom, she taught me to be selfless. She was always giving no matter how little she had. My granny (they just don't make them like that anymore. She was strong, worked and picked cotton, her mom died when she was 13 so she raised her 2 brothers and sisters. Had 8 children, went back to work within a day after having them. Married an alcoholic and managed to raise 7 great kids (1 died as an infant).

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?
John Stamos was biggest crush, Teen beat gave me all the info, his shoe size, kind of car, which I still remember.... Jaguar xjs.
I also had a crush on Johnny Crawford who was Mark McCain on "Rifleman"

5). When was your first time being home alone?
Rather late in life.... I think around 13 or 14. Though I was allowed to walk to school but it wasn't alone. With other neighborhood kids. My mom was very over protective.

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?

I grew up around all boys in the neighborhood, plus my brother. So we played ball, rode bikes, rock wars, homemade slip n slide.

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told)

Momma then daddy

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?

Ms. Cochran my 10th grade English teacher.

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?

The song Rapture by Blondie (first rap song in my opinion) had lots of simple rhyming. I also think sugar hill gang with rappers delight made me think of poetry.

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?

11th grade
First poem I wrote was called "Kim's song". My teacher asked me to read it over the loudspeaker for the class, then her parents wanted me to read it at her funeral. Kind of started my poem eulogies, I have done several to date. But this one was about a classmate who died as a result of drunk driving. It's pretty cheesy in retrospect with over pushed rhymes, but the message was and still is a good one. I lost the original but parts of it were.

There once was a girl named Kim,
Who all of a sudden took driving on a whim,
While at a party drinking with friends,
Like most of us do on weekends,
(I don't remember the middle)
The angels called and we heard a bell,
Another Angel home to tell her tale,
If you are drinking, hand over your keys,
Remember Kim always, hand them over please.

Crawford was also a mouseketeer

I did think of Annette Funicello .but I don't recall a crush if there was one

Thank you Michael, I had forgotten he was a musketeer. Loved it....M...I...C...K....E....Y,....M...O...U...S...E!!!!

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?

When I was 3 yrs old. Walking naked to find my Dad's work, a friend of my parents was at the local bank and saw me trying to cross the very busy intersection.. grabbed me, wrapped a jacket around me and called my parents. My Mother was hysterical and I was eating a sucker that the bank teller gave me... I remember parts of it vividly..

My Mother was going to give me a bath, and I had other plans. I am almost 46 years old and my parents still talk about that day..

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?

A nurse

3). Who was your first role model and why?

My Father: Because he truly is a powerful inspiration in my life.

4). Who was your first celebrity crush? Sam Elliot / Still is..

5). When was your first time being home alone? I was 10

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?

climbing trees

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told)

Besides Momma and Dadda... it was Kitty

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?

My Father

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?

I was in trouble for something and my Dad handed me a pencil and paper and said.. write whatever you want and dont stop writing until you feel better..

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?

I wrote a poem about my Grandmother Dorothy... very precious poem.

1) What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?
-> I was 4 years old, and had very poor health. My parents one day told me that its my cousin's birthday and so we all have to go, but actually they were taking me to the hospital. I was shocked that they lied to me. I got many injections that day *ouch!*
2) What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?
-> Air hostess
3) Who was your first role model and why?
-> My grandma, since she is so loving and kind.
4) Who was your first celebrity crush?
-> Ranbir Kapoor
5) When was your first time being home alone?
-> When I was 7years. My parents used to work in another town. But I never stayed alone at night.
6) What was your favourite activity as a child?
-> I loved playing with my neighbour. We used to pretend that we are grown-ups, sometimes queens & princesses, etc..
7) What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child?
(if you know or were told)
-> don't remember...
8) Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?
-> My friend, Sayuri.
9) What was the first run-in you had with poetry?
-> There is a comic-magazine called Tinkle and I buy that every month. Every month poems written by young people are published there. I love to read those.
10) What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?
-> The first poem which I wrote was dedicated to one of my dearest friends. It was a sad poem, but I feel kinda funny when I read it now.

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?

> I saw my mum and my uncle having coffees at night and chatting, I was about one year old. I remember everything from 1 year onwards, strange enough.

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?

> Ballet dancer

3). Who was your first role model and why?

> Angelique. It was a French series and the lady in question had beautiful, long and curly red hair and beautiful, feminine dresses and she was deeply in love with a dark haired hunk....*sigh*

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?

> David Cassidy

5). When was your first time being home alone?

> I was a teenager and my parents no longer hired babysitters. I was scared and stayed awake until 4 AM and they finally returned from their party.

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?

> swimming, cycling, climbing trees with my brother and our best friend Sven.

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told)

> mama (I adored my mother)

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?

> God inspired me as a young girl. I wrote religious poetry as a teen, then abandoned the whole thing until I joined this site in..2007, if I remember correctly.

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?

> We have a group that posts poetry for free on pamphlets in Holland, always very thought provoking and often very controversial and I love to read and discuss whatever they post.

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?

> Too long ago to actually remember, but I know it was about God and I still feel the same about it, although I live and have always lived in an atheist environment.

1) What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?
-> I was 2years old and someone close to me died. I hadn't seen a corpse before so I was scared and used to see images of them at night.
2) What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?
-> A pilot, but now a fashion designer

3) Who was your first role model and why?
-> Frankly,I can't name anyone to have that much of an effect on me.
4) Who was your first celebrity crush?
-> Zac Efron
5) When was your first time being home alone?
-> When I was 3.
6) What was your favourite activity as a child?
-> I used to search for beetles and caterpillars, and I used to imagine myself cooking them for dinner!
7) What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child?
(if you know or were told)
->I don't remember
8) Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?
-> no one.
9) What was the first run-in you had with poetry?
-> My friend wrote a poem once and I was curious, so I gave it a try.
10) What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?
-> The first poem I wrote was about a butterfly, describing how it constantly flutters from one flower to another, restlessly. Now that I think about it, I laugh at my choice of cliche words

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?
My first memory was getting our first family dog at around 4 as my sister wad trying to learn me the time because she was learning it at school and was obsessed..

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?
A lawyer

3). Who was your first role model and why?
My mum has always been my role model because she's always taught me that being yourself is the best thing you can be

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?
Robson Green

5). When was your first time being home alone?
10 I had elder siblings so wasn't home alone exactly

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?
Climbing trees

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told)
Dad

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?
My mum

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?
Me and my best fried in primary school (around aged 8-9) always used to write

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?
It was a piece called 'first love'to my (as you guessed) first crush and I feel quite embarrassed about it now :)

). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?

Um. I was like 2 years old. My grandma was making dinner and my cousin and I were playing in the living room. Then dad arrived home and we ran to him because we knew he brought cake with him. That's it.

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?

A scientist. Or a dancer.

3). Who was your first role model and why?
Dad. Because he was a genius.

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?
I was and am still in love with William Smith. <3

5). When was your first time being home alone?

I was 6 years old or so.

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?

Swimming and painting and dancing.

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told)

My grandma's name, maybe.

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?

My dad.

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?
Nizar Qabbani and Mahmoud Darwich.

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?

My first poem had rhymes like "say with way", "face with place" etc etc, and it was about absolutely nothing.
I feel weird about it now.

1). What do you remember as being your "first" memory and around what age?

Age 5, i remember riding my bike down the street for the first time. I was so proud and shocked everyone.

2). What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up?

An NBA player lol, its funny because my old best Friend and i have a journal from 7th grade, i wanted to be a NBA player and he a scientist.

3). Who was your first role model and why?

Unknown

4). Who was your first celebrity crush?

Male- Matt Damon, Female- Piper Perabo

5). When was your first time being home alone?

Age 10

6). What was your favorite activity as a child?

Riding my bike and hanging out with friends

7). What was the first word you spoke as a baby/child (if you know or were told)

Probably mama or dada, i do not know lol

8). Who was the first person to inspire you to write or comment on your work?

My English teacher in high school, she was the one that helped me publish my first poem

9). What was the first run-in you had with poetry?

Something with poe, probably in school.

10). What was the first poem you wrote and how do you feel about it now?

My first poem is long gone lol. So many years ago. I kind of miss it, because i have no idea what it was about. Lol.