Background of My Life

Alexandria Sust

Birth

• Born May 30, 1996 at Sinai Hospital in Detroit, MI

• I was the first born child of three• I lived on Orchard Grove in Royal Oak, MI• I am 50% Cuban

Favorites• My favorite color is orange• My favorite animal is a rabbit

• My favorite drink is Cherry Pepsi• My favorite food is baked pasta

• My favorite desert is a chocolate shake

Home Life• I am in a family of 5• I have a younger brother and a younger sister.• I am 3 years older than my brother and 6 years

older than my sister.• My parents are together• My dad is 100% Cuban, and so are his parents.• My grandparents were both born in Cuba.

Elementary School• I attended Northwood Elementary School from

preschool-fifth grade.• Northwood Elementary is located in Royal Oak,

MI.• I was the last graduating class from the original

Northwood Elementary School building.

After construction

During construction

Monumental Moments• Over the course of 18 years I lost a lot of people who

were close to me or meant a lot to me. • When I was in the 5th grade I lost my grandpa

Cummins, my mom’s dad, and it was a hard loss. All my life I looked up to him and he was one of my best friends because he would always mess with me. He was my biggest supporter and would be at all of my soccer games and he even went to my elementary Olympic events.

• His funeral was on the day of my 5th grade Olympic race.

• He will always be my guardian angel when I am running.

Middle School• I attended Royal Oak Middle School from 6th-8th

Grade.• My class was the first to go through the new

school from 6th to 8th grade.• My middle school was a former high school, newly

transformed into a middle school.• I was in honors math from 6th-8th grade

High School

• I attended Royal Oak High School in Royal Oak, MI• I played varsity golf for all four years of high

school• I played JV (junior varsity) soccer for two years in

high school• I ran on the varsity track team for 2 years, short

and long distance

College• I am now in my freshman year in college• I attend Western Michigan University• I recently joined the sorority Chi Omega• My major is Business Advertising and Promotions• I plan to attend college for four year or four and a

half years total

Future PlansFind a job in a bigger city. Start with a decent salary and live in the city I work in (Chicago, New York, Detroit, Miami, etc.)

Have a promotion or two, good salary. Have a family and live in the suburbs of a big city. Retire somewhere warm or have a vacation home in a tropical area.