100 things that make me, me.

1. I was born in Marietta, GA to two New Yorkers, Karen and Jeff Kelley.
2. I do NOT like sweet tea.
3. My mother is a dreamer while my dad is the practical one. Watching their marriage has been a highlight of my life. Love IS real people!
4. My older sister Kristen is my best friend and role-model. She is marrying the love of her life Steve, the brother I have always wanted. They wed one week before I leave on the World Race.
5. I am so excited to stand next to my sissy on her beautiful day as her Maid-of-Honor.
6. My first best friend was Mary Rachel, we lived in the same neighborhood when we were young…she is still my best friend and roommate today. Mache and I have been friends for 21 years and I am amazed by how much my Father loves me that he gave me such a wonderful friend and sister.
7. First drama class of freshmen year, roll was called: "Annabelle Rose Barbour" and a few seconds later my name was called: "Meagan Rose Kelley." I love my middle name for many reasons, but one of them is because it brought about our beautiful friendship.
8. Colorado is my all-time favorite state, I grew up skiing and snowboarding there every winter.
9. One of my most exciting experiences in college was taking photos on the sidelines of the UGA v. CU game in the University of Colorado at Boulder's stadium with a dear friend Katie Rae. Despite our loss, I learned that being on the field during a UGA game is the best way to experience a college football game.
10. Every time I see Perrier water, I say the line from the first role I had in a high school drama Rumors. I always say it with a sophisticated tone: "Perrier with lime, no ice." –Rumors by Ileana DuBaer.
11. I grew up with only golden retrievers until we got my sister a schnoodle.
12. That same schnoodle, Odis, I gave CPR to when he came out, what we thought at the time, a still-born. He's our miracle puppy.
13. After the World Race, I will have been to more countries than states: 18 countries vs. 14 states.
14. I always want to become the roles of the people in my favorite movies: a street car racer in Fast and Furious and a break-dancer or any dancer in Honey and Step Up.
15. I used to be so afraid of death and even Heaven, that I used to cry and shake until my mom would tell me stories to get my mind off of it. My deepest fear was the unknown.
16. In accordance to the one above, my freshmen year of college that fear was taken away from me. I now look forward to my future in heaven…no pain, illness or sadness, only Joy and Love.
17. My parents are both from New York, but they met in Colorado…I do believe in true love, but not necessarily that there is a "one true love."
18. I go weak over any classic love story or fairy tale. Gone With the Wind is one of my favorite classics.
19. I'm a daydreamer. My imagination is one of my favorite parts about myself, although it can get me into trouble. 
20. I changed my major 7 times, from pre-vet to public relations.
21. I want to be fluent in at least 5 languages, even though Spanish is my weakest subject, I push through because I am determined to know it fully. Norwegian is next on my list.
22. I used to dream of attending the Oscars in my senior year prom dress.
23. I once bought a bunny rabbit at a flee market for $10, just because I could. His name was Milo.
24. All nighters are a frequent part of my routine in college.
25. If I could change my major just one more time, I would have added a graphic design major. I can play on InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator for hours on end.
26. I used to show horses…my closest experience with death was when I fell off one after completing a cross-country jump course. I won 1st place in stadium jumping the next day.
27. I grew up attending Vacation Bible School and Awanas…my favorite VBS song was "Pharaoh, Pharaoh, Oh Baby, let my people go, HUH, yay yay yay yay!"
28. I was baptized alongside my sister in a lake when I was 11.
29. Sickness, disease and death do not scare me. Ms. Carla, my mentor, has battled stage 4 ovarian cancer for the past four years, and her faith is stronger because of it. She has seen first hand the healing power of our great Daddy. Every day is a gift to live out for the glory of God and to "die" means only that we are moving from one flawed life to a flawless and perfect one.
30. When I was six, I busted my chin open and got six stitches. I counted them as they were sewn in. What a weird kid!
31. I studied abroad in Valencia, Spain last summer. I long to be a citizen of the world and will live where ever the Lord calls me to go.
32. My first mission trip was to Peru.
33. The World Race will be my second one.
34. I am not the best story-teller. I include way too much detail and tell them in the most roundabout ways.
35. I LOVE snail-mail. Nothing brings a smile to my face like a letter addressed to me in my mailbox.
36. I love sports. I played softball for 14 years (fast and slow pitch), basketball, swimming, tennis, ice-skating, gymnastics…Lacrosse is my favorite sport to play. Mache got me into it. =)
37. The longest I've run is 8 miles…I'm hoping to finally beat that before I leave for the WR.
38. I learned how to shoot a revolver recently. I felt like I was in an episode of Criminal Minds.
39. Photography is my passion. My camera was stolen in Barcelona, but I see it as a blessing. One day I'll get back into it, but for now, I am learning how to see the big picture.
40. My dream house is the one from Swiss Family Robinson. If you haven't seen that movie, go rent it right now!
41. I think I'm extremely awkward, but I like public speaking.
42. Jesus changed my life. I don't know who or where I'd be without Him.
43. I wear size 11 in shoes. I used to be extremely embarrassed about it. Now, I know I am blessed to have these feet that will carry me to places I never expected to go.
44. If I could communicate anything to everybody, it would be that Jesus loves everyone (literally), He has no requirements. Just read the stories about Him and all that He did…what do you lose by not believing He lived, loved and still lives? Just read about Him and decide for yourselves.
45. The University of Colorado at Boulder was my dream college, but the HOPE scholarship and my dad helped me decide to go to the University of Georgia. One of the best life-changing decisions I've made.
46. God has surrounded me by some of the most humble and loving women through my small groups in high school and college.
47. My mother can pray for eights hours straight—I constantly pray that I will have a faith and belief in prayer like she has.
48. I'll only eat scrambled eggs with salsa.
49. I self-diagnosed myself as gluten-intolerant and was gluten-free for a year…It was too difficult of a diet to sustain in college on a limited budget so, I eat gluten now but not very often just out of habit.
50. I'm in a sorority: Zeta Tau Alpha. Love me some strawberries!
51. I drink my coffee black. Yes, I think that makes me hardcore. 😉 kidding…sort of.
52. I love to read. If I am reading a book, I cannot be interrupted. I literally tune out the whole world.
53. I read the first Hunger Games book in one day. I read the entire Harry Potter series at least six times.
54. My grandma survived breast cancer, but went to dance in Heaven with Jesus this past summer.
55. I think Catholic churches and Muslim mosques in Europe are some of the most beautiful architectural structures.
56. Every Christmas morning my family has eggs benedict and coffee. I always make the hollandaise. =)
57. At one point in time, my family had 2 dogs, 2 cats and 2 birds under the same roof. The dogs were scared of the cats and the cats were scared of the birds. Oh the irony!
58. I could be the professor of procrastination (right now, I'm doing this instead of studying for my Spanish midterm tomorrow).
59. Good thing I do my best work under pressure. I was that kid that hit a homerun on a 2 strike-3 ball count in softball.
60. I pitched a fit when my family moved to a new house and my room was bigger than my old one.
61. The room I live in now, is smaller than my first room. Literally, it is 9ft. by 6ft. No joke.
62. My roommates and I call it the pantry. I see it as minimizing my life and preparing for the World Race. 😉
63. In middle school, I did a class presentation on how Tupac was still alive.
64. I was Baby Spice every time my friends and I would play Spice Girls. #90skidproblems
65. Babysitters, I was that child you always dreaded watching. I pushed one of my babysitters down the stairs because she told me to brush my teeth.
66. Every time I babysit misbehaving children, I just look at it as karma.
67. My dad says our boat is named after me. "Miss. Behaving"
68. I am independent.
69. I love my alone time, reading a book on my hammock=heaven.
70. I love spending quality time with my closest friends and family.
71. I am spontaneous and out-going.
72. I would rather be in a room full of strangers than a room full of acquaintances. 
73. I love random surprises, but it is hard to truly surprise me.
74. I love celebrating other people's birthdays.
75. I do not big on celebrating my own birthday.
76. If I could skip my birthday, I would. I have tried (unsuccessfully) on several occasions.
77. I don't like being the center of attention…hence why I don't like huge birthday celebrations.
78. I want to go sky-diving after I graduate.
79. My summers are usually spent on the lake with friends, wakeboarding, tubing and swimming.
80. Mountains or beach? Mountains all the way! I would love to walk out my door and onto a Colorado mountain trail breathing in the fresh Rocky Mountain air.
81. As freshmen in high school, my friends and I used to sneak out at night and ride around our neighborhood on a 3-wheeled golf cart. We thought we were such rebels.
82. I'm not very self-aware, so this is a good exercise for me.
83. I love to listen to others.
84. This makes me think about being a therapist.
85. I'm not very good at talking about myself or my feelings.
86. Sometimes, all I want and need is for someone to sit me down and gently nudge me to talk about myself.
87. I'm not a big crier, though I wish I were.
88. I am empathetic. I may not cry when I hear about a disaster or hear a sad story, but I take on whatever emotion I see in others in the very deepest part of my soul.
89. My dream job would be to work for or photograph for National Geographic, or to be a U.S. Ambassador for a Spanish-speaking country.
90. I have never broken a bone.
91. My 2 worst nights of sleep: 1) Sleeping on the rocky ground in below-freezing temperatures in Asheville, NC. 2) Sleeping on a crowded bus on a 10-hour journey from Madrid to Barcelona.
92. I'm sure these 2 nights will be knocked down once I'm on the World Race.
93. My first and only car is a blue Ford Escape. Her name is Ms. Frizzle because she looks like she's smiling like the magic school bus.
94. I love playing in the dirt, but I also love dressing up.
95. My favorite toy growing up was a T-Rex doll. Is doll even the right word for that?
96. I had a one-eyed cat for 21 years of my life. Her name was Sparkles.
97. I'm going to miss sitting on my roof and watching the stars, but I can't wait to see what the stars look like when laying in an African field.
98. I'm sarcastic, but that's something I'm working on.
99. I love giving blood. This is something I will miss after I return from the World Race.
100. If you haven't guessed by now, my life's verse, is Proverbs 19:21. At least for right now.

I hope you enjoyed getting to know me a little better!