Alanis Morissette, Alexi Murdoch, Aqualung, Augustana, Avenue Q soundtrack, Band of Horses, Baz Luhrmann, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Ben Kweller, Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Buckcherry, Cat Stevens, Counting Crows, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Damnwells, Deep Purple, The Doors, The Eagles, Eddie Vedder, Elton John, Fiona Apple, Foo Fighters, The Fratellis, The Fray, The Goo Goo Dolls, Incubus, Interpol, Jack Johnson, Jeff Buckley, John Lennon, John Mellencamp, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Journey, Juno soundtrack, The Killers, Led Zeppelin, Linkin Park, Muse, Nirvana, Oasis, Pearl Jam, The Pretenders, Queen, Rise Against, Ryan Adams, The Shins, Simon & Garfunkel, Smashing Pumpkins, Sufjan Stevens, Sweeney Todd soundtrack, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Tori Amos, Tracy Chapman, U2, Vega4, The Velvet Underground, The Verve, Weezer, The White Stripes, Wicked soundtrack, and so many other artists...

I love so many movies that I would never be able to remember them all. Here are some in no particular order: Almost Famous, Pan's Labyrinth, Newsies, Eurotrip, Little Miss Sunshine, Harry Potter series, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Pride and Prejudice, Love Actually, Gladiator, Braveheart, Extras (I know it's a tv show but I had to incude it), Juno, Sweeney Todd, Moulin Rouge, Good Will Hunting, Amadeus, Into the Wild, The Goonies, Bourne series, Disney movies, etc.

Harry Potter series, Catcher in the Rye, Catch-22, The Westing Game, The Stranger, Barbara Kingsolver novels (esp. The Poisonwood Bible), Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child novels, Dan Brown novels, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, Philip Pullman, The Thirteenth Tale, and so many more.

People of Interest:
My mom and my sister (a fellow Augustana fan) are the best family that anyone could ask for. I also have some of the most amazing friends in the world, and I consider them to be my family as well.

Places of Interest:
I love traveling and adore all the places I've been able to visit so far, including: France (Paris), the Netherlands (Amsterdam), Ireland (Dublin, Galway), Scotland (Edinburgh), the Czech Republic (Prague), Italy (Rome, Milan), and Spain (Madrid). England also holds a very special place in my heart after living and studying there last summer.

Things of Interest:
I love: reading, watching movies, going to concerts, listening to music (especially really loudly), going to dinner at Buca di Beppo with my friends, taking random drives, animals(which I'm infamous for rescuing), traveling, chocolate, roadtrips, funny drinking games, and those unexpected moments in life that end up being the best/funniest stories later on.