Student enjoys good friends, sun, ocean

Name: Christy Fields

Your job: Student

Your age (and Birth Date): 16; May 1, 1988.

Your hometown: Portales

Your family: Parents Philip and Janet, my brother Stephen, and a sister Janay.

Your Hobbies and groups you are involved with, volunteer work: “I’m a Sunday school teacher for the 3 and 4 year olds at Trinity Family Center.”

What do you think of Portales?

“I like it. I think it is a great town to be raised in.”

What do you visualize your life being like in 10 years?

“Graduating from college with an opportunity for a good career.”

Tell us about your parents:

“They are both so great! There are no words to completely describe them. They inspire me and have always done their best to raise me in a Godly manner.”

Who is someone you admire in life? Why?

“I admire my dad because he works hard every day, is very involved in church, and still finds time to spend with his family.”

If money were no object, what would you do to make the world a better place?

“I would help raise teachers’ budgets and salaries because learning is one of the most important things in life.”

If I could do anything, I would.

“I would like to go to South America to see some of the exotic places and animals.”

Tell us about a happy time:

“Last year we went to Playa Del Carmen and spent a whole day on the beach with my aunt and uncle.”

What is your favorite TV show?

“CSI.”

What is your favorite book and why?

“My favorite book is ‘The Oath’ by Frank Peretti.”

If you could go on an adventure, what would it entail?

“Good friends, warm sun, and the ocean.”

What’s your favorite smell?

“My mom’s roast cooking.”

What do you enjoy doing with your free time?

“I like reading a good book and sketching.”

What would you like printed on your gravestone?

“Departed from this world to walk on streets of gold.”

What’s your favorite song? Why?

“This Fragile Breath. It reminds me of how great God is.”

What’s your idea of a perfect day?

“A light rain in the morning and snorkeling in the ocean the rest of the day.”

If you could redo one moment in life, what would it be? Why?

“I wouldn’t change anything in my life because every moment you spend alive teaches you something you never need to forget."