My Own Culture

Jaime Lee Tostenrud

Born/ Raised

• I was born in Overland Park at Overland Park Regional.

• I have lived in Shawnee since I was born and at 16 years old me and my family moved from the house that I grew up in.

Dream house

• This slide represent how living in a apartment my entire life has made me become fond of bigger houses and having my own space.

Family

• I live with my mom Leanne and two cats. One cat is named Magic aka. Fatboy. The newest edition to the family is our new cat Winnie.

Religious Background

• I do not have a specific religious background, but I do believe in God. I just do not go to church every Sunday like I should. An example of me using my belief in god is when I chose to become a Marine.

Hobbies

Interests

Talents

• I don’t have very many talents, but I do have one. I can slide down a snow packed hill on an oil pan with the best of them.

Music

Music

• The music that I listen to has shaped me into the person I am today. It also effects what I do for fun and the people who I hang out with. For example the song Dirt Road Anthem.

Three Words

• Motivated

• Authentic

• Funny

Motivated

• My friends would say that I am motivated because if I put my mind to do something I don’t half ask it. I do it to the best of my ability. A good example of this would be at PT I am may not be the fastest or strongest person out there but I am always the loudest and am always the person motivating the person next to me to keep pushing it.

Authentic

• My friends say that I am authentic because my quote is “I am who I am and if you don’t like it you can kiss my butt because I aint changing for anyone”.

Funny

• My friends would say that I am funny because my objective in life is to make people laugh. It doesn’t matter how I do it just as long as their laughing.

Family Customs

• The first family custom would be that for the past 18 years my mom has always made me a birthday breakfast which always has heart pancakes every year.

• The second family custom has to deal with the tooth fairy. Back in the day when I believed in the tooth fairy my mom would do what many parents do and took my teeth and put 50 cents under my pillow. But once I was about 8 years old and no longer believed in the tooth fairy she presented me with all of the teeth that she had kept for me.

Significant Events

• The most important event in my life so far was when I told my mom that I was joining the military. This was significant because I had to make the decision to be away from my mom for month at a time.

Significant Event

• The second most significant moment in my life so far is when I swore in to protect my country for at least the next eight years of my life. This was significant because this was the first adult decision I made in my 17 years of life.

Plans after high school- boot camp

Why?

• I am going to Marine Corps boot camp so that I can become a solider. At boot camp they will teach me how to become the toughest of the tough. They will teach me how to protect my country no matter what.

Career- United States Marine

Why?

• I want to become a Marine because I want to be able to become something bigger than myself. I want to be able to say 50 years from now that I did something with my life and that I put my life on the line for my country.

Plans when you grow up- Wife and mom

Why?

• I want to become a wife and a mother so that I can have a legacy. I can only hope that I can be half the mother that my mom has been to me.