AMANDA FACTS! 

Name: Amanda Gaddis   

Hometown: Indianapolis, IN

School: University of Dayton

Major: Psychology

Minor: Philosophy

Year: Junior

Favorite quote: Let it be

Birthday: June 3rd

Sun sign: Gemini

Moon sign: Capricorn

Favorite free time activity: Wearing onesies and crazy hats and having fort parties

Favorite movie: The breakfast club

Top 3 favorite songs:

Valerie – Amy Winehouse (acoustic version)

Give Me One Reason – Tracy Chapman

Wild Horses – The Rolling Stones

Siblings: 0

Previous summer job: Camp Counselor at Jameson Camp in Indianapolis

Favorite food: Sushi

Favorite element: Water

Personal goal: To own a boat

Favorite place visited: Kenya, Africa

Place I want to visit next: Australia

Prized possession: Mater, my 2001 Toyota Tacoma

Worldly places visited: Belize, Honduras, Cozumel, Cancun, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Italy, France, and Spain 

When I grow up I wanna be: a therapist, behavioral counselor or mental health counselor

Favorite go-to outfit: either all black or some crazy patterned outfit that probably looks insane together but it’s ok because I like it

Favorite go-to crazy/ugly face:

Favorite philosopher: Alan Watts

Favorite Alan Watts quote: So, the whole idea, you see, is that everything’s falling apart, so don’t try and stop it. When you’re falling off a precipice, it doesn’t do you any good to hang onto a rock that’s falling with you. See? But everything is doing that. And so, again, this is another case of our completely wasting our energy in trying to prevent the world from falling apart. Don’t do it. And then you’ll be able to do something interesting with the free energy.

Favorite music artist: Kaytranada

What I am the most excited for this summer: Going to California!

First song I will listen to on my way to Augusta: Going to California – Led Zeppelin

Dream job: yoga instructor or astrologer 

Biggest fear: permanence & addiction

Greatest accomplishment: going skydiving

How I live: spontaneously

Dream pet: Alien, or a hairless Spynx cat that people think is my pet alien

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Life Time Line

How the universe connects things perfectly (:

Volunteered at summer at-risk youth program with youth group

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Got inspired to do more and went to Kenya, Africa on immersion trip focusing on youth with HIV/AIDS in high school

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Attended University of Dayton studying psychology with hopes of working with at-risk/disabled youth 

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Found Jameson camp through Dayton’s job portal

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Spent a summer at Jameson Camp as a camp counselor working with at-risk youth where the program director mentioned Camp Augusta

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Here I am! A camp counselor at Camp Augusta

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*What the Augustan Magic inspires in me*