Hi! My name is Lucille Kincaid but you can call me Lucy. I’m sixteen years old and I’m going into my junior year at The Mount Vernon School. I’m from Sandy Springs, a town outside the perimeter of Atlanta. However, I was born in Redwood City, California and I’m a California girl at heart. California was beautiful but both my parents were born and raised in the south. Therefore, when I was two, my parents decided that they wanted their kids to be closer to family and we moved to the small town of Asheville, North Carolina. My grandparents lived there and I enjoyed being able to grow up in the same neighborhood as them. The majestic Blue Ridge Mountains created a beautiful atmosphere that I enjoyed everyday. As I got older, we moved out of Asheville and around the quaint towns of North Carolina for a few years. Finally, my family settled in the big city of Atlanta. It was quite the adjustment at first, the grocery store went from being a thirty minute drive away to just five minutes. Everything was bigger, closer and more convenient. I loved it.
In addition to Atlanta, I love exploring the city, shopping, going to concerts with my friends, and playing tennis. On Sundays, I like to get in my car and drive just 20 minutes into the city with no particular destination in mind. I scout out potential places for my friends and I to visit like local coffee shops or parks. I love taking my labradoodle Cali (named after California) on long walks in the park in the middle of the city. Most of the time, the driving in the city is the farthest thing from relaxing so I like to read and listen to music to unwind. My favorite kind of music is classic rock but I also listen to a little bit of Hip-Hop, R&B, Indie, and Pop. My favorite band is the Red Hot Chili Peppers and my favorite artist is Mac Miller.
I love traveling as well. I’ve visited over ten countries and twenty-five national parks. Something about experiencing a completely new environment and culture has always excited me. My extended family shares this excitement as well and for holidays we often like to go an adventurous trips such as sailing in the Bahamas. However, my family truly took it to the next level when we decided to go on a six month sabbatical across Europe. For six months, I was questionably homeschooled and went to what seemed like every art museum in Europe. We stayed with many friends in Spain, France, England, Belgium, and Amsterdam. I made a lot of new friends and ate a low of new food. During this time, I developed a taste for caviar, distaste for pigeons, and a new appreciation for the beauty of different cultures.
My friends and I in front of a volcano in Costa Rica!
Although I don’t have a lot of formal journalism experience, I really enjoy informational writing for my classes. Reading and writing is something that I’ve enjoyed since a young age. My mom even used to call me a mini Shakespeare because I would write so much poetry in elementary school. Journalism itself is something I’ve become more interested in recently as more of my classes have incorporated news style assignments. These assignments were challenging but enjoyable for me which is what led me to signing up for this camp.
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