For my squad, and anyone else who finds it interesting, here are 50 facts about me 🙂

  1. my real name is Elizabeth, but everyone calls me Abby
  2. I am the only female Twarek in Indiana (my mom kept her maiden name)
  3. I was born in Indiana and expect for college and while I was in China have lived in the same house my whole life
  4. I have an older brother who is married
  5. they have my nephew who is adorable and almost a year old
  6. I also have a little brother who is great
  7. I went to Indiana Wesleyan University
  8. graduated in 2009 with a degree in special education
  9. but started out majoring in physical therapy
  10. God totally changed my major
  11. I lived and worked in China for over 2 years
  12. my favorite color is green
  13. I love sports of all kinds
  14. in fact I've been told by family friends that I may need to play dumb if I boy I like knows less about sports that I do
  15. that will never happen 😉
  16. college basketball is pretty much the best, especially March Madness
  17. love the Purdue Boilermakers
  18. and Indianapolis Colts
  19. and Chicago Cubs
  20. and any team Drew Brees plays for (my sports crush since the late 90's)
  21. I did long jump and hurdles in high school and freshman year of college and I really miss them
  22. I am a really competitive person
  23. I love kids
  24. I am and ISFJ and it fits me very well
  25. some people think I am and extrovert but I'm really not
  26. it's mainly because love hanging out in small groups of good friends, small groups being the key phrase
  27. love going on coffee dates
  28. or for long walks
  29. love love love chai
  30. I miss real Chinese food (and am excited to be able to eat it on the race!)
  31. I've also been to Mexico and Canada
  32. having to get extra pages in my passport because of all of my Chinese visa makes me really happy
  33. right now I am very much in a time of sabbatical and it's strange at times
  34. I love driving
  35. and flying
  36. I love photography
  37. my favorite season is usually whatever season it currently is
  38. I can't imagine not living someplace with snow
  39. love to read
  40. love cooking of all kinds
  41. decorating cookies makes me happy
  42. I love doing craft projects
  43. I am pretty clumsy and run into things all the time
  44. I have a very very low spice tolerance
  45. I can not stand peanut butter, the smell even gets to me
  46. sometimes it takes me a really long time to get a joke
  47. I am usually really good at remember names and faces
  48. being able to meet people from so many countries make me excited
  49. meeting all my squad makes me incredibly excited too!