Cassandra's life.

I've known Cassandra all her life, and she is a perculiar character. When she was just a little girl she was often picked on by family (brothers, and cousins) and school mates. Could have been Karma catching up to her for being a bully in preshcool. Although she frequently went crying to her parents, she grew up to be a rather independent girl. In her elementary school years she was somewhat of an ugly ducking. This physical trait carried on till she was in highschool, and in those years she began to shake off the ugly duckling appearance, and now is a beautiful young woman. She is an emotion based person, and a very honest soul. She is the type of person who won't lie no matter what the situation is, and will act on what she picks up from other peoples "vibes." She comes off as an unapproachable type of person when you first meet her, but if you make it into her "good books," she can be very friendly. But if you don't make it into her "good books," you'll know right away. She doesn't hide opinions, or facts from other people, and if she can prove you wrong she will. Cassandra is somewhat of an antisocial, and this is mostly because she doesn't drink alcohol, and won't put herself into a posistion to do so. Her Tupa is a huge influence on her life, her Tupa(Louise Gabriel) is the reason she tries to be the best person she can be, and is the reason she quit drinking. Louise was so proud of Cassandra for being so involved in her community, and begining to contact/take on her roots, and culture. Canoeing is one of her passions, along with trying to play guitar. Guitar was introduced into her life by her "Papa," (Grandpa) he bought her her first guitar(which was electric), and accessories such as an amp, all the necessary wires, and lessons. Her Papa is a very important person in her life, and has always been encouraging and supportive in all the activities she partakes in. Canoeing entered her life in 2007, when her youth group was granted the opportunity to pull in one of the Okanagans traditional dug-out canoes. This has sparked a love for her and her canoe team, so much so that they raised money to buy their own canoe. They raised enough money to obtain their canoe, but the RCMP endowed them with a canoe, and trailor that they had gotten as a gift to the group. Because they have complete and total acess to their canoe they can practise whenever they please. In the Summer of '09 her canoe group is going to be taking part in two journeys, one of which will be on the Okanagan Lake from Vernon to Penticton. Their second journey will be across the water in Scotland on a stretch of the Orkney Islands. Cassandra is a very peculiar person, and it makes her very unique.