OEOES Fundatory Trivia

I was voted Best Sense of Humor in my high school yearbook

I once rapped on a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation broadcast.

waiting for something to do in retirement; excited my son recently popped the question so maybe grandkids soon.

Visited 25 countries and 13 states.

I've learned to drive stick 3 separate times throughout my life, but I still can't do it today = (

I have a cat named Hemingway.

I love Salsa Dancing

I am an aunt to 10 kids, great-aunt to 2.

I'm adventurous, I like zip lining and stand up paddle board.

Jordan as seven tattoos.

I have been to 9 countries, 20 states, and lived in Germany for a year.

I performed at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.

I have a motorcycle license and used to ride a 150cc scooter.

I was named after my favorite aunt who was also a nun.

I have 60,000 pets!

I love tropical places, but can't swim.

I love maps and globes

I am a former world champion of several now-defunct card games.

I got married!

I have a soft spot for ooey gooey cheesy entrees.

I love sandles.

I use 3 journals for work.

Selena responds quicker to her middle name.

Valeri has never watched a James Bond movie.

I once worked on a farm milking and herding goats.

Members of my family travelled to 8 countries and across the US to support my kids' soccer endeavors.

I skydived 3 times out of a helicopter

Red is my favorite color.

Suki loves eating french pastries-croissant, Eclair, Creme Brulee, Crepes

One of my current hobbies is gardening.

I love Tres Leches Cake

I LOVE TO EAT!

My second language is Will Ferrell quotes.

I just adopted a kitten!

I speak French semi-fluently and know some American Sign Language

I enjoy letter writing and nice stationery.

I am on my way to become a certified Strengths Coach.

I love salsa and at 4 years old it was the first thing I learned to make in the kitchen.

Omega's nails are always pink.

I am half-Asian. My maternal grandmother was Vietnamese and my paternal grandmother was Filipina.

Mangoes, particularly the Alfonso variety are my favorite fruit.

I've hiked to the top of Half Dome three times.

Once upon a time hated spa; now love massages and the relaxation they offer

Favorite football team is the Green Bay Packers (they are the only team)

I've worked out, gone on a walk, or gone on a bike ride almost every single day during the pandemic

Valeri has been interviewed on two podcasts.

I love scarfs.

Raynell hates to shop.

Christina lost her first spelling bee on the word vacuum.

I have a collection of human teeth (my kids).

I recently grew my first basil plant.

I have been married for 15 years.

Marissa has lived in three of the smallest states - NJ, RI, and DE

I love run spartan races.

Breidi doesn't get poison oak

I am a Lucid Dreamer.

I can't stand the taste of cilantro because of a genetic mutation.

I was at UCD's 2011 pepper spray incident (didn't get sprayed though).

Tori was suspended for three days in high school.

I was a bartender for 15 years.

On average, I read 2 to 7 fiction novels a month.

when I was in kindergarten I crashed a Folklorico dance rehearsal after school.

Something a lot of people don't know about me is that I am the 1st set of twins out of 3 sets.

Does not like words with "oi" ex. soil, toilet, moist

My original major at UCD was Veterinarian Sciences (I wanted to become a Veterinarian).

My favorite colors are blue and purple.

I saw Nelson Mandala speak at the Oakland Coliseum.

My favorite color is green.

My last name had the last letter "n" dropped from it when my great grandfather migrated from Guam.

I lived through the 1989 earthquake in San Francisco. We were watching cartoons at my grandparent's house when it struck

I like working out.

I love to go on day hikes and nature walks.

I consider staying in a nice hotel room a form of camping.

I am very particular about my oral hygiene, and I have never had a cavity.

I lived in Switzerland and visited the following countries: France, Germany, Austria and Italy.

I have skydived.

I have eaten snake, snails & grasshoppers.

Christina has 40 books in audible library.

My car once broke down in-between two countries.

My all-time favorite snowcone flavor is tigers blood

I have seen every Scooby Doo show/movie made before 2018.

My middle name is 11 letters.

My favorite colors are pink and gray.

Latin dancing is my favorite hobby.

Leslie hung out with Charlize Theron for the weekend and has her cell number.

My parents are from Central America (dad is from Nicaragua, mom is from El Salvador)

My parents met when my mother was my father's TA at Berkeley (it was the 70s).

I am ordained minister.

When I met Bonny Rait I got star struck and couldn't get any words out.

I won Homecoming Prince, Prom Prince and Homecoming King in high school.

I love audiobooks.

My favorite type of music is Jazz.

I play the clarinet.

Before the era of YouTube, I taught myself to knit by reading a book.

I have been to Paris.

LA Dodger fan for LIFE!!!!

I can wait to buy a home, so I can build my dream closet.

Two of my children are named after an Avenger and a Harry Potter character. -Melissa

I read for pleasure every day and select a new reading theme each year

I love vintage cars and I have a '68 VW Karmann Ghia