By Trace Shuler Hobbies: I enjoy running, snap-chatting, smiling, being happy, and thinking by myself. Music: I love listening to rap, pop, and country music. My favorite food is cheese and pepperoni pizza. My favorite movie is Hunger Games. I really enjoy being a part of the UP Program, it is really cool and a good opportunity for me. I really enjoy hanging out with my friends and supports I have met here at Western. They really help me and are very nice and talented. Some of my friends are Sweet Jamie, Robin, Jesseca, Santana, Sarah, Taylor, and John Carlo. After the UP Program I want to be a nurse and work in a hospital, and I want to have my own apartment and work in Asheville or Waynesville. I want to help people and be able to make them smile everyday. In High School, I won 4 Gold Medals in the Special Olympics for Track. I won it for the 400 meter, 800 meter, 1500 meter, and 4x1 Relay. I work in the Office of the Provost I really like my job on campus. Things I do: Deliver mail all over the place Shred Paper I love all the classes I am taking. I am learning about skills for living at college, different careers I might be good at after I graduate, and learning about nutrition and wellness. I really like my classes. My disability is that I struggle with reading and writing. I need help with reading, I prefer things to be read out loud. I also need help with writing, I have a hard time spelling words and recognizing what they mean. Living with a disability is hard at times but I am the same as everyone else. I enjoy meeting new people and having friends, I am no different than anyone else. I love being here at WCU.