Name: Melissa Lindsay Van Mil.
Age: 20.
Job: Cashier.
Employer: Drumheller Co-op.
What do you like about your job? I like to get to see all the customers, and get to know the residents of Drumheller.
How long have you lived here? Six months.
Where do you come from and what brought you to Drumheller? I lived in Airdrie for four years, I came to Drumheller for work and to be with my mom.
What do you like best about Drumheller? The easygoing atmosphere, it is so laid back here, it’s nice!
If there were one thing you could change about Drumheller, what would it be? Give it a Tim Horton’s!
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? I think I would live somewhere tropical, like the Dominicans, or the nicer parts of Mexico.
Have you ever taken a life-changing decision? Moving to Drumheller, I used to live with my dad so it was a big change for me, coming to a small town.
What do you do in your spare time? I like to read and write, I am working on a novel right now, a mixture of Harry Potter and Twilight, but better! I also like to hang out with my friends, and watch movies, I love movies.
Your life’s best achievement? So far it’s graduating. When I finish writing my novel, I’ll try to go back to school, to study to be a drama teacher.
What are your strengths? I am a really easy going person so it takes a lot to upset me, I can take everything with a grain of salt.
Any weaknesses? I am too nice for my own good.
Any bad habits? I am addicted to Spitz (sunflower seeds), but the green bag ones only. I can go through a bag in two or three days.
Three words that best describe you? Enthusiastic, easy-going and caring.
What makes you happy? When I hang out with my best friend, Melissa. Or when I write a really awesome scene in my novel.
If you were granted three wishes from an angel or genie, what would they be? I would really love to have a big house with a horse, my parents to get along and to go on a really long vacation with all my friends.
If you could have one super power what would it be? I’d like to be able to control fire, and if I could have my way, it would be purple!
If you could travel back in time and meet yourself as a 10 year old kid, what advice would you give yourself? Pay attention in school and homework is a good thing!
Words to live by? “Love is the only war worth dying for” - Ville Valo (lead singer of HIM)
