Introduction: Amber Johnson

Hi I'm Amber Johnson I'm a Reno native, I’ve lived here all my life. Growing up I hated it here, all I could think about was how when I get older I'm going to go to college out of state and finally get out of this dump. But as I got older and was able to go out and explore this city that I hated with my friends and not my family I started to see the shiny gems that made this town less trashy. I realized that not everybody gets to have firework show every New Years and fourth of July, not everyone gets to drive only 40 minutes to one of the cleanest lakes, and not everyone gets to experience all 4 seasons in a span of 48 hours. I went from looking in to out of state colleges at the age of 8 to happily attending The University of Nevada Reno. Don’t get me wrong I still want to move away and see what else is out there it’s just now I will appreciate where I came from instead of being disgusted. 

This is only my second semester of college and I'm majoring in secondary education with a duel degree in English, basically I think I want to be a high school English teacher. Hopefully I stick with it because changing majors or figuring out a new life plan sounds too stressful. I also have a part time job at a sporting goods store. I happen to know very little about the majority of the things we sell in that store but I’ve made it a year without that being too big of a problem.

I for the past year and leading in to this year my personal goal has been to try the things that scare me. I used to be absolutely terrified of driving, any time I got behind the wheel all I could think about was how I was going to hurt or kill all of the people around me….. dramatic I know but that’s really all I could think about, I couldn’t handle that kind of responsibility. But long story short I overcame that fear and I just got my driver’s license on my first try! I also just saved up enough money to get my own car too. I know this might not seem like a big deal to you guys but is HUGE for me and I wanted to put it out there that I'm proud of myself and maybe one of you guys can relate to this in some way.

When I'm not doing school or working I like to watch movies in my free time usually romantic comedies, comedies, or action. I also enjoy a good T.V series here and there. I want to get back in to reading but it just hasn’t quite happened for me yet.

Things I try to do on a daily basis to keep me in a decent head space are to stop and smell the flowers (during any other time of the year except now), watch the sunset, stomp in any puddle or snow that’s nearby, sing along and groove to the song that is stuck in my head for that day alone.