Melissa
Age: 19

Studying: Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
Interests: Loves gymnastics, both coaching and participating, as well as anything out doors. Hiking and the beach are at the top of the list. 
Accomplishments: Director of two separate summer camps for two years each. Class President both junior and senior year of high school. Outstanding service to the school award, Capuchino High 2008.
Favorite Movie: Any movie with Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, or just any movie that can make me laugh. 
Favorite Books: A huge fan of Harry Potter and loves reading novels by Daniel Handler. 
Favorite Music: The Beatles is the best music on the planet!

CLICK HERE - Melissa's BeachBlog

Jake
Age: 21

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Studying: Industrial Design
Interests: Surf and run.
Accomplishments: NCAA Division 1 Student Athlete - Men's Track and Field for three years!
Favorite Movies: Watch tons of movies! Anything funny or has lots of action.
Favorite Books: Harry Potter and Jurassic Park

CLICK HERE - MJ's BeachBlog 

Studying: Sports Studies/Sports Management
Interests: Coaching high school soccer, youth club soccer, and refereeing youth recreational and youth competitive games all around the state. Avid photographer!
Favorite Movies: North by Northwest, Oceans Eleven (original version), and anything directed by Guy Ritchie - 'Snatch', 'Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrells', and 'Green Street Hooligans'
Favorite Actor/Singer: Frank Sinatra

Studying: Nutrition
Interests: Loves to do anything active, especially outside at the beach. A huge fan of cooking and baking.
Favorite Movies: Breakfast at Tiffany's (of course!)
Favorite Books: Cook books 

CLICK HERE - Tiffany's BeachBlog

Studying: Business Management
Interests: Sports, Sports, SPORTS! Outdoor activities, Photography, Community Service and missions trips, Eating
Accomplishments: CIF Male Scholar Athlete of the Year, Eagle Scout, First Team All County for Football
Favorite Movies: Law Abiding Citizen, Dumb and Dumber
Favorite Book: Raise the Titanic
Favorite Author: Clive Cussler

Jeff
Age: 24

Studying: Biology
Interests: Running, Mountina Biking, Fishing, just about any sport or anything outdoors
Favorite Movies: Anything with action or comedy
Favorite Books: Biographies, true crime, historical

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Liza
Age: 20

Studying: Wine and Viticulture
Accomplishments: Graduating National Charity League
Interests: People, culture, art, exercising, and happiness
Favorite Movies: Anchorman, Almost Famous, Step Brothers, Paris Je T'aime, and Moulin Rouge
Favorite Books: White Oleander, Notes from the Underground, Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Le Petit Prince

Favorite Quote: "...Almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.  Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.  You are already naked.  There is no reason to not follow your heart.

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Ryan
Age: 21

Studying: Liberal Arts & Engineering Studies
Interests: Cars, Racing, Basketball, Lakers, and Raiders
Accomplishments: CIF Scholar Athlete (3 years, basketball and track), Assistant General Contractor, Bartender, 4.3 HS gpa, almost graduated from engineering at Cal Poly
Favorite Movies: Transformers I and II, Step Brothers, Anchorman, Frequency
Favorite Book: Top Gear, Motor Trend, Car Magazine, Race Car Engineering...although none of these are books

CLICK HERE - Ryan's BeachBlog

Studying: Food and Dairy Science
Interests: Creating art through cooking, anything and everything Cal Poly, enjoys all types of music, and all types of sports including volleyball, softball, swimming, nationball, and the list goes on
Accomplishments: Becoming an official representative of Cal Poly (PolyRep), making the Dean's List, being EnRICH Coordinator for Cal Poly

Favorite Movies: Too many to choose from
Favorite Book: Fireproof
Favorite Actor: Will Smith

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Sonja
Age: 18

Studying: Veterinary Science / Animal Welfare, History
Interests: Animal welfare research as well as veterinary work. Theater, especially musical theater and opera.  Anything outdoors, like swimming, hiking, and triathlons.  Meditating!  Teaching and coaching, including academic work and swim team.
Interests: People, culture, art, exercising, and happiness
Accomplishments: Landing this job!  Working on a PhD candidate's animal welfare research, first year at university.  Awarded top undergraduate honors in a Master's level course on Ethics of Animal Use.  Getting a leading role in University of British Colombia's production of Broadway's 42nd Street.  Granted the Presidential Scholarship, University of British Columbia, for academic excellence.  Getting a 5.0 GPA senior year of high school!  Graduating top 4 in a class of 450, Arroyo Grande High School.
Favorie Movies/TV: Shakespeare In Love, Stage Beauty, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Milo and Ottis, Charlie Bartlett, Love Actually, The Illusionist, Elf.  Saturday Night Live, House, and I'm a huge Gleek!

Favorite Books: Watership Down, Uglies/Pretties/Specials Trilogy, The Once and Future King, Harry Potter
Favorite Music: The Beatles, of course! Most alternative rock, such as Jack's Mannequin, Coldplay, OneRepublic, Owl City, Michal Buble, James Blunt, and Train.

CLICK HERE - Sonja's  BeachBlog

Tyler
Age: 18

Education: Highschool, Sr. Year.
Interests: Outdoors, football, snowboarding, movies, music, traveling
Favorite Movie: Gladiator, Underworld, happy Gilmore
Favorite Book: Catcher in the Rye
Favorite music artist: Atmosphere

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