About Me | Kimberly Trahan Professional Profile

All About Me

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Full Name: Kimberly Michelle Trahan

Nicknames: Kim, Kimmi and Micci

Date of Birth: October 3, 1992

Born & Raised: Houston, TX

Currently Living: Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Places Lived:

Houston, TX (1992-2010)
Port Orchard, WA (2010-2011)
Tacoma, WA (2011-2014)
Nassau Bay / Houston, TX (2014-2019)
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (2019 - current)

Languages I can speak:

English [Native, Fluent]
Spanish [Basic: Speaking, Moderate-Intermediate: Listening and Reading]
German [Basic Conversational]
Other languages I have dabbled in but would like to be better: Korean, Japanese, Russian, Hindi and Urdu

Hobbies/Interests:

Hiking, going to the beach, being outdoors, reading, watching movies, relaxing with friends, swimming, cuddling my cats

How I discovered my passion for volcanoes: I saw a movie called "Dante's Peak" and became obsessed with volcanoes. That obsession turned to a fascination with all natural disasters. Then, my education in geology while earning my Bachelor's helped me realize my strongest interest and capability was actually in volcano seismology and seismology as a whole.

Goals: Possibly to work in geologic hazard mitigation and in academia as a professor.

Random life things that "make me stand out":

Multi-racial: Simplest way to explain my ethnicity- I am half Caucasian and half Hispanic.
I practice a religion outside of Christianity.
I grew up and still live in a low-income household.
I was raised by my mother.
I have no siblings.
I started college "late" (age 25).

High School Accomplishments

It's been a long time, but let's not forget what I did accomplish!

Westside High School | Houston, TX | 2007 - 2010

Notable Classes Taken:

AP Human Geography, AP World History, AP US History, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP German, AP English Composition, AP Computer Science, JROTC, Choir: Chamber Choir

Extra Curricular Activities:

JROTC | Prowlers Un-Armed Drill Team | Fall 2007 - Spring 2009
Un-Armed exhibition, drill, and inspection team
- Co-Commander Fall 2008
- Commander Fall 2008 - 2009
- Awards:
  - Fall 2007: 3rd Place Overall, 1st Place Inspection, 2nd Place Drill
  - Spring 2008: 2nd Place Overall, 1st Place Inspection, 3rd Place Drill, 2nd Place Exhibition
  - Fall 2008: 1st Place Overall, 1st Place Exhibition, 2nd Place Inspection, 1st Place Drill
  - Spring 2009: 1st Place Overall, 1st Place Exhibition, 1st Place Inspection, 1st Place Drill
    - Best Commander
JROTC | Nightstalkers Armed Drill Team | Fall 2007 - Spring 2009
Armed exhibition, drill, and inspection team
- Backup team member for competitions & performances
JROTC | PT Swim Team | Fall 2008 - Spring 2009
Swim team for the physical training (PT) team
- Commander Spring 2009
JROTC | Rifle Team | Spring 2008
Sharp-shooting rifle team
Choir | Chamber Choir | Fall 2007 - Spring 2008
- Houston Region Choir
  - 1st "chair" for Soprano I
- TX All - State Choir
  - Did not perform in concert, conflicted with JROTC Drill Team competition.
Inertia Dance Team - Fall 2007
Swim Team- 2007 - 2008

South Kitsap High School| Port Orchard, WA | 2010 - 2011

Notable Classes Taken:

AP US History, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP English Literature & Composition, AP English Language & Composition,
AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus AB

Extra Curricular Activities:

Builders of Unity (BoU) | Spring 2010 - Spring 2011
Working together to understand each other's differences and building unity between all students at SKHS.
- Co-President Fall 2010 - Spring 2011
Builders of Unity (BoU) | Fall 2010 - Spring 2011
Students fighting for Human Rights both locally and globally.
- Sang at a human rights fundraiser event
Green Team (Fall 2010 - Spring 2011)
Focused on making SKHS a more environmentally concious and friendly community.

Call

+1 (346) 219 - 8514

kimberly.trahan@upr.edu