Who Am I?

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Across
  1. 3. I have hiked 50+ miles in a day.
  2. 4. I once played a "professional" sport called Kronum.
  3. 7. I play the piano and speak 4 languages.
  4. 8. I helped with vaccine administration during the peak COVID vaccination drives in 2020.
  5. 11. I can read upside down as easily as right side up.
  6. 12. My first job was as a cook at Carrabba's (Italian restaurant), one time a customer requested her salad to be heated up.
  7. 15. Growing up in Tennessee, my family would put a "Have-a-Heart" trap in the back yard and take bets on which neighborhood cat, raccoon, or opossum would be in the trap for us to release in the morning.
  8. 16. My first job was at the Grantwood Gold Course. Cutting grass before the sun comes up, sitting on a gigantic lawn mower was incredibly cathartic.
  9. 18. I am currently learning how to sew.
  10. 19. My first job was at Wendy's.
  11. 21. I am a huge Star Wars fan and a major Pokemon nerd.
  12. 24. I performed with a folk dance group for 18 years.
  13. 26. I make crochet plushies.
  14. 30. I've been a vegetarian for about 10 years and I love watching nature documentaries.
  15. 31. The song Humble and Kind by Tim McGraw speaks to me.
  16. 33. I proposed to my girlfriend last May and am planning to get married in the fall of 2023.
  17. 36. I enjoy planning and hosting events that bring my friends together.
Down
  1. 1. I saw The Beatles on my 12th birthday, in Baltimore, with my father. My first concert.
  2. 2. I play a lot of volleyball!
  3. 5. One, Two Step by Ciara featuring Missy Elliott gets me on the dance floor.
  4. 6. My first job was bagging groceries and stocking shelves (and eating damaged packages of snacks/candy...a major perk!)
  5. 7. I enjoy cliff diving.
  6. 9. I can ride a unicycle.
  7. 10. My favorite dish to make is a roasted tomato and white bean stew. YUM!
  8. 13. I have summited Wheeler Peak in New Mexico, Cooper Spur on Mount Hood, Mount Washington in New Hampshire, Mount Werner, Sunshine Peak, Storm Peak in Steamboat Colorado, Purgatoire Peak in Colorado, and I have hiked the Appalachian Trail.
  9. 14. I consider myself a globetrotter having visited more than 50 countries!
  10. 17. I heard the radio news of Michael Jackson's death while skydiving over the SoCal desert.
  11. 20. I used to fence and play paintball in college and know how to play the clarinet.
  12. 22. I play saxophone, clarinet, and bass, and I'm teaching myself to play piano.
  13. 23. I went to Fazzer's chocolate factory in Helsinki, Finland and spent 15 minutes in an all-you-can-eat experience. Best 15 minutes ever!
  14. 25. In 5th grade I was a busboy at my family's restaurant and saved up enough tip money to buy a Guitar Hero 3.
  15. 27. I used to teach English in Thailand.
  16. 28. I used power lifting as a way to separate from my day to day concerns, focus on meself and achieve some personal goals.
  17. 29. I love K-dramas, particularly Sageuks. They always spark joy!
  18. 32. "Do you remember the 21st night of September?...Dancing in September…" I love that song by Earth, Wind & Fire!
  19. 34. I've taken a lie-detector test.
  20. 35. The best advice I ever have ever been given is "I wouldn't eat that if I were you".