This Crazy Thing Called Life

My name is Mikayla Jo Curfman, I’m 20 years old.  My birthday is December 29.  This blog is all about my life, the people in it and the adventures I’ve had and the adventures that I dream about.  I’m from Hanoverton Ohio, a small rural town in the middle of nowhere with maybe one traffic light and a thousand dirt roads.  I live with my mom, dad, and my 17 year old brother, Tanner.  He is very active and always extremely busy because he is involved with basketball all year around and he also races dirt bikes.  I like to watch him play basketball, but I definitely would rather watch him race dirt bikes, no matter what he is busy doing I would be there to support him.  My parents and I get along very well and they would do anything for me, they have taught me to always stay true to myself and never let anyone push me around.  They are supportive of every decision I have ever made.   My family and I have lived in our house for 12 years now and we own 8 acres.  My neighbor, Elaine, is like a grandparent to me and we do a lot together. My family means the world to me and we all enjoy spending time together.  I have 4 cats, 2 dogs, and a sulcata tortoise.  I am currently a junior at Muskingum University.  I live on campus with my two best friends from home.  I am a criminal justice major and psychology/sociology minor.  I hope to one day become a juvenile probation officer and help misguided kids become more successful in society.  I hope to move after graduation to Tennessee or somewhere different other than Ohio.  I am currently the president of American Criminal Justice Association, it hasn’t been a very popular organization and I have high hopes of changing that.  Things that I enjoy doing include hanging out with my friends, random drives, spending time with my family, kayaking and riding my dune buggy, but I’ll save those for future blogs.  I am the type of person who would do anything for you, tell you exactly how I feel, and I can guarantee that if you ask me for my opinion it will always be honest and truthful.  Throughout the years I have received several nicknames by my friends and family, some of them include squat, frumpet, nugget, Mikaylard, Mikaylee, pudd (which is from mom) and punk (which is what my dad has always called me since I was a little girl).  I can’t wait for you all to read about my wonderful journey in this crazy thing called life.

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