Age: 24
Occupation: Correctional Officer at the Drumheller Institution
How long have you lived in Drumheller? For three years now.
Where are you originally from? Medicine Hat
What’s your favourite part about the valley? Definitely the people. Everyone is so down to earth, easy to get along with and right away I felt welcomed.
Is there anything you don’t like about Drumheller? Not really. There is an obscene amount of traffic during the summer for this small town but what can you do.
You have a tattoo on your right arm, does it have any special meaning? Actually, getting tattoos was sort of a tradition for the males on my mom’s side of the family. Mine has the family crest and a few other symbols representing my heritage. I was in Grade 8 when I got my first tattoo. Dad signed off on it, mom was pretty upset. I thought it was pretty cool until I grew and it shifted. Then I had to get some work done to it to make it look nice again.
What’s one food you couldn’t live without? Meatloaf - it has that home-cooked taste and it’s very filling. You can’t buy stuff like that in the store.
Would you rather go sky diving or swim with Great White sharks? Sky diving. I’ve seen Shark Week way too many times to even consider getting in the water.
What’s your worst nightmare? Quadruplets. Jon and Kate Plus 8 ruined that for me.
What’s your dream vacation? I’d like to visit Japan, as I am part Japanese.
Do you collect anything? I just started collecting old school NFL rookie cards. A colleague of mine got me into it.
What are some of your other hobbies? I love working out at the new Badlands Community Facility and I just bought a camper and am anxious to use it.
Any words of wisdom? Don’t believe what you hear and only believe half of what you see.
