User:Sheppard0007/sandbox

A burrito is a recent high school graduate and annoying sister who likes to read book, write poems, and chase sheep in her free time. She is a hard worker and makes sure that everyone around her knows it! Over the years she has become a reliable friend, classmate, and family member to all who have gotten to know her. She is a happy resident of Glen Allen, Virginia and is currently pursuing an Engineering degree at the University of Virginia.

Pre-pre-pre teen years


Parul "Burrito" Goswami was adopted on December 3rd, 2001. In her first year she learned how to crawl, and by the age of 3, she could unsuccessful identify common animals. She would chase flocks of pigeons in Liberty State Park yelling "chicken!!!" as she terrified the poor creatures. When she wasn't terrorizing small birds, she would spend her time exploring the world through her stroller. Rumor has it she kept using the stroller till age 8.

At age 5, her family made the mistake of showing her the Disney movie Bambi. She was so sad that she cried about the movie for the next few years, and made it a requirement that any future movie she sees not be sad. In scary movies, she would sit in the room with a towel over her head, which is how she got through The Mummy.

One of her "favorite" hobbies was swimming. She "enthusiastically" attended every swimming lesson, she was so enthusiastic that getting ready generally took longer than the actual lessons. When she competed, she found a way to be in last place, even if she was the only one in the pool.

She also learned how to deflect responsibility in these years. At age 4 she decided to put gum in her hair, and immediately blamed it on her brother, who was literally at school.

Middle School
In Middle School, Parul perfected her ability to annoy the entire family at once. Once a week, at around 10 o'clock, the house was filled with the sound of seagulls. No, we didn't move near a beach, but Parul did decide to practice the violin.

She also mastered her ability to escalate situations. At Kroger one day she ate a free sample, but noticed a small, pink fleck on the food. She began analyzing the ingredients, and found a word she has never seen before, panchetta. One quick google search later and she yells "EW PANCHETTA, I ATE A PIG!" a fact she regrettably remembers to this day.

Always helpful Parul was volunteering at Glen Allen Day, it is a local yearly celebration at the neighborhood park. Back in the days before she had her own phone, she took Mummy's phone to the event, since "Mummy uses her phone the least and would miss it the least." She went with her phone and water bottle in a sling bag, and came back later that day with an empty water bottle and a drenched phone.

High School
She did this science project one year involving planaria. They are these small, worm like creatures, who overtook our house and lifestyle. She had 50 petri dishes all over the house, including the kitchen, there was seldom a place to hide without their beady eyes looking at you.

She is also an avid chai follower. Regardless of how late she stayed up the previous night (1,2,3,4 AM) she will wake up the next morning IMMEDIATELY if you tell her that "Chai is ready." She makes chai every day and drinks it with Papa, a ritual so central for her that it even became a theme throughout her college essays.

Personal Beliefs

 * Age 5- Present - "If you don't give me 20 dollars, you aren't getting a Rakhi"
 * Age 16 - "Why do we need an accelerator, this car is driving itself!
 * Age 17 - "Isn't an oil change required every 3 miles, Papa?"