User:Catora Brown/sandbox

Early Life Catora was born on September 15th, 2000 in Chicago, Illinois. She is the youngest sibling out of three. She has two older brothers. She grew up moving to many different apartments with her family as a child. When she was entering first grade, her family moved to Streamwood, Illinois. During that time she played baseball, basketball, and also cheered. Streamwood wasn’t the best and fun loving environment. Her freshman year of high school, her family moved to South Elgin, illinois. She struggled with making new friends, had a lot of family problems, and had a hard time adjusting to the new environment. Depression soon took over her life, but playing basketball was her scapegoat throughout her four years of highschool. Catora is now attending Illinois Central College, pursuing a major in Psychology, and is on the women’s basketball team.

Work Experience Catora started working at the age of 13. Her very first job was a babysitter. She watched children from ages 1-9. She loved it! When she was 16 she got her first official job at the fast food restaurant Portillos. She worked there for two years but soon got tired of the stress and being overworked. She then went on to be a dietary aide at Heritage Woods of South Elgin. She worked there for 1 year until she went off to college. Her freshman year of college she had a desk job in the athletic office. She helped with making the brochures for the athletic events. That summer she got a job at Autozone back in her hometown. When she went back to school for her sophomore year(current), she worked at Autozone, as a Resident Assistant for campus housing, and in Document Services on the first floor of the school. She then found it hard to juggle three jobs between school and basketball. She quit autozone after the first semester and now only has two jobs.

Hobbies Since a very young age Catora has always had a love for being outdoors. She loved playing outside, climbing trees, and playing with all the bugs on the ground. Now, She enjoys nature walks through the forest preserves. Catora also loves to read, listen to music, and dance. Her favorite kind of books are self-help and nonfiction. She loves listening to R&B music. In her free time she also loves to watch Netflix then take a long nap afterwards. When she has extra time in the morning she does yoga because her body always feels tight. When she has extra time at night she meditates for 10 minutes to ease her mind.

Fitness and Wellness Fitness and wellness has been apart of Catora’s life since a very young age. With the help of her two older brothers, staying active was not a problem. Whatever they wanted to do, she joined right in. At seven years old, she started to play baseball. She played baseball for 3 years and then soon decided to transfer over to cheerleading. She cheered for five years or up until freshman year of highschool. She started playing basketball in the 7th grade. So for two years she was a two sport athlete. Once she got to highschool she solely focused on basketball. Her freshman year she dabbled in track and field but because of her asthma, she quit. Catora still continues to play basketball 8 years later which is still her main source of fitness.

Career Goals Catora is currently majoring in psychology. She plans on becoming a psychologist and conduction her on research. Her lifelong dream is to have her own TED talks and also write a few books as well. She wants to teach other people about mental health. She also wants to be a psychology professor at a university some day.