18 For 18 CON’T 5. auburngirl79 (Amber) - The Future Woman’s Activist Amber accidently stumbled upon RAoA back in June and was an avid lurker for about a month until she finally decided to post an intro, she’s been with us ever since! Since then, RAoA has impacted her life in so many ways. Her confidence level has increased a significant amount since joining because she feels loved and important here. Amber is currently a social work clerk at the department of public health while she is also finishing up school! (She graduates this December, how exciting!) Her dream job is to open a center devoted to women who are homeless or have been victims of domestic abuse. She has a real game plan for this dream, she says she wants the center to cater to all the needs that the women might have. This would include, GED classes, group therapy, job training, clothes closets, and much more! In her spare time she loves read- and considers herself to be somewhat of an ebook hoarder, listening to music, watch tv, and watching Auburn Tiger football. Be sure to give Amber an internet wave next time you see her.
6. chronos42 (Daniel) - The Meetup Expert Daniel’s a traveling machine. He’s been to 7 official meetups and has also met several users that have come to visit. He’s even been to a meetup outside of his own country. He says he loves meeting the living, breathing humans behind the usernames and there’s something amazing about meeting people for the first time that you feel like you’ve known forever. He doesn’t only travel for meetups but also for his own personal interests. He’s traveled to 16 different countries and even worked in Ireland this past year as a barista. The place he most wants to visit currently is Norway and other parts of Scandinavia. He currently works in IT, but his dream job is to be a CIO, Chief Information Officer, at a big firm in a big city maybe even in a different country. Some other things Daniel really enjoys are mountain biking, drinking good beer, dabbling in graphic design and video editing, and also hanging out with his friends from all over the world. He has also played the piano for 10 years, was in a few different bands in high school and has never seen the Harry Potter movies. Maybe you’ll catch Daniel at an upcoming meetup soon!
7. androidchrist (Andrew) - The Future Famous Writer Andrew is one of the many users that is part of the moderation team. He’s been modding the sub for a few months now and he says modding is like babysitting a drunk child, he makes sure no one hurts themselves or others while secretly laughing at everything they do. All joking aside, he thinks modding has opened up another side of RAoA up to him. Before being modded he was as actively involved with users and now modding allows him to connect with others more. This has grown to be his favorite part of RAoA. He’s currently working at a local movie theater, but his dream job is to be a collaborative creative writing working in all fields of entertainment. He loves reading, writing, tv and video games. He’s related by blood to a Southern General and a U.S. President and he wrote his first full length screen play when he was 17 years old. He says if he could go anywhere in space and time he would go back to the day before Kurt Cobain met Courtney Love and prevent them from meeting and hopefully be a good influence on Kurt Cobain. Next time you have a question, be sure to take it up with Andrew!
8. IAmADudette (Emma) - The Artist Emma thinks that RAoA is like a giant hug to her face every time that she logs in. She’s coming into her year of being a member and says that she has grown so much because of the strength the community has given her. She has been battling some mental health problems and is glad to be concurring those. She is currently unemployed due to some other health issues, but is going in for surgery the middle of this month (we wish you luck with that!). She hopes to be a professional tattooist for a living and is on the road to accomplishing those goals with an apprenticeship starting in 2014. She loves drawing, food, cooking, dark comedies and sifi movies. If she could go anywhere she said she would love to go to the Galapagos Islands because she loves animals and nature and would love to see the difference between there and where she lives. Be sure to give her an internet wave next time you see her and wish her luck with her surgery!