Hello, my name is Amy Dupuis, and I am a freshman English writing major. I am hoping to become a published writer someday so fingers crossed. But if I don't get the chance to be published, I would love to become an English teacher. Growing up I always wanted to be a teacher, even when I wanted to be a ballerina for a week; I always returned to teaching. I don't remember exactly why I started writing; maybe I just got bored one day and thought it would be fun to create my own little worlds. I would fill up journal after journal, but I would always keep them locked and hidden from my siblings' prying eyes. I am originally from Memphis, Tennessee, but my family currently lives in Lafayette, Louisiana. I am the youngest of three children: Dana, Ryan, and myself. I am half Italian and half Cajun so naturally I love to cook and eat! Every family reunion is filled with yelling, laughing, usually something breaking, and most importantly food. My dad would cook the Gumbo, and I make dessert, chocolate cake with pineapples was always a favorite for everyone. My perfect day involves either lounging around watching movies or having a busy day full of outdoor activities. When I was little, my dad and I would always watch movies together on Saturdays, usually the oldies. I came to love movies so much that I work at movie theater in Lafayette now because I could not afford to keep paying for all the movies I saw. But if we weren't watching movies, we were camping, usually in the backyard which was just fine for my siblings and me. As a kid my mom would not let me watch Tim Burton films because she said they were too scary; and I had my brother as proof because after he watched
Nightmare Before Christmas, he was terrified. So as I teenager I caught up with my Tim Burton films and after
Edward Scissorhands, I immediately fell in love. I still cannot watch
Nightmare Before Christmas without being scared, but I still love it.
