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==Kylee Turczyn

Childhood
My name is Kylee Turczyn. I am 20 years old and was born on December 9th 1999. I have a twin sister Kara. We have the same friends, have always done the same sports, and been interested in the same things. I grew up in Peru, Illinois and attended LaSalle-Peru Township High School. It wasn't a huge town but it wasn't very small. I had always attended cookouts, family parties, high school basketball games, football games, and many other activities. My parents, Renee and Bill, always made sure my sister and I were active. In my early childhood that included tumbling, soccer, cheerleading, softball, and arts and craft. Softball is something that my family all connects on and it easily became my favorite sport. I have been watching it as long as I can remember and it has led to me being a college softball player here at ICC. Sports and physical activity play a huge role in my life and the lives of my family members.

Future
I am attending Illinois State University next year and will be majoring in Dietetics. I hope to then become a registered dietitian and either work in a hospital or at a clinic. The reason I originally became so interested in this career is because of how I am an athlete. Once high school rolled around I saw that working out and eating better could help me in my athlete abilities and possibly make me better. I find it amazing that the way food can affect ones body. I also am really interested in becoming a dietitian is because I like that I will be able to help people. Whether it be athletes, someone with diabetes, or someone who is sick in the hospital. I also cannot wait to have a family one day. I hope to have two girls and one boy. I also hope to live in either Wisconsin or Tennessee.

Travel
I love to travel. Softball has brought me so many opportunities to do this and that is why I am so grateful for this. My family has also allowed me to travel a lot being that I am only 20 years old. I have been on two cruises with my family that included trips to: Cozumel, St. Thomas, St. Martin and Disney's private island. Softball as aloud me to go so many places with friends and families. I love to travel because it allows me to see so many different places and learn different cultures and aspects of life. There are so many places that I would still love to see. One of the places that I would love to see is Greece. I would also love to travel to Spain and all through Europe.

Friends
I love my friends. Some of my friends I have been friends since 5th grade. I am so grateful for them and all I have learned from them. I am so happy that I can say I am still friends with almost all of them and cannot believe that I have be able to grow up with them. I am also so happy that I got to attend Illinois Central College because of the friends I have made here from softball. I think that friends can really affect ones life and that is why I just am so grateful for mine. I also love my family friends that I have known since I can remember. Steve and Gina are my parents friends and they treat me like I am there own child. I love them and their children, Mitchell and Mallory, and think of them as my family.

Food
Food plays a huge role in my life. I mean obviously it keeps me alive but I also want to look at how it affects people and the roles it plays in my life. Kara and I love to try new healthy recipes. We recently just go an air fryer and have found so many different things we can try. I also love food because of all the different ways it can be cooked. I love that there is Mexican food, Chinese food, mediterranean food, and our fried American food. I love that I can go to a restaurant and get sushi, a burger, or Mac and cheese.

Fitness and Wellness
Fitness and Wellness play a huge role in my life today. I am so big on trying to live a healthy life style and getting a good workout in even it just be walking for 15 minutes a day. I think fitness is the first aspect that really came into my life. My sister and I started going to a personal trainer 4-5 times a week and really started to lift weights, run sprints, and work on agility. Wellness became a key role in my life after I tore my labrum and rotator cuff. I really learned that to be a "healthy person" I need to do more than just workout. This is why I started to learn that icing, stretching, eating proper, and just being well rounded was very important. Also being healthy mentally is very important and I am lucky to have a great support system.