... and the Introductions Continue ...

And now for intro number two … My name is Andrea Lapointe and I’m currently a senior at the University of Southern Maine. I am a Media Studies major and a Business Administration minor. (Sound familiar? Ya, Alesia and I are basically the same person.)

I hope to attend graduate school next fall for Sports Management and have just begun the application process. (Word of caution: Just signed up for the GRE’s and it’s a whole lot more expensive than my college budget expected. Try $160. Sweet.) In addition to wanting to get ahead of all the job competition out there, I really can’t imagine life without school so grad school seems like the obvious. Hopefully, someday you’ll see me on ESPN, run in one of my very own produced races or be entertained by my sports franchise.

For the first time, this year, I am a Peer Advisor. I’ll be working in the Student Success Center, welcoming incoming and helping current students. I’m pretty excited to do this – I think it will be a great way to give back to USM and I look forward to being someone a fellow student can look to for guidance.

I like to say I’m a woman of many hats. Translation: I take on way too much and can’t say no to anything. In addition to being a full time student and peer advisor, I also work as a server at Olive Garden and a freelance sports writer for the Portland Press Herald. Oh, and I’m still interning once a week at a sports management company until the race season is over. Check out the intern in action:

As far as free time goes – I don’t have much of it. When I’m not working or schooling, you can find me working out/training/running 99 percent of the time. I don’t know when, how or why this happened, but I have developed a true obsession for running. I never understood how people could say that they ‘love to run,’ but I do! I ran my first marathon in May and I’m just under a month away from my second – Maine on October 3. I also really love competing in the multi-sport world. While this has taken a back seat to running, I hope to get back in it more next summer and find a better balance between the two. Here’s my sister and I post-race after my first marathon: Awesome day!!!

Just for fun, here are some quick fun facts about yours truly. I’m a HUGE sports fan. Ever since I was little when my parents used to quiz me on football cards, I have been in love. I think Fenway Park, the Red Sox, the beach, Tom Brady and fall foliage are the best things about New England. I once met James Denton (a.k.a Mike Delfino from ‘Desperate Housewives’) at a Red Sox game and I’m sure all he remembers about this is how sweaty I was from the humidity. FAIL.

I’m a very motivated, success-driven perfectionist that loves all things about the Food Network. I’m definitely not a first-time blogger. I’m actually totally addicted and have been since I started my own in May. Check it out if you’ve got time. It’s pretty much a masterpiece, if I do say so myself. Oh and I love chocolate and Cheez-its.