THE DEFINITION OF RIA.

FAMILY.

Family, the only people in my life that I can rely on in any situation. I always smile to myself and think of all the moments that I have spent with them and how my life would have never been the same without their encouragement that I can do anything and become anything that I want.

SCHOOL.

You know that girl from the movies, the perfect one that is the president of her school, the one that everyone knows and that is smart, well that was me in high school without the perfect part. My school spirit and love for school has defined me since my preschool days. I always loved school and my school spirit has always been a part of me and with that said you can see how my high school days seemed as if they were out of a movie.

STARBUCKS.

This is my energy that keeps me so active. Being able to participate in all that I do, go to school and keep up in my social life is all due to Starbucks and all the energy that they give me. I must have Starbucks every other day and without it I would not be the same energetic and social person that I am.

CREATIVITY.

Creative and fun. My baking ideas are the things that make me unique. While everybody just make goods through recipes I create and design something that just comes to me. I love to bake and with this I can let my imagination flow, my creativity design and let my ideas come to life.

GREEK AND PROUD.

Greek and proud is what I say when people ask me what my nationality is. I always love saying I’m from Greece, and I also love to Greek dance any chance I get. I represent one of the 14 Dodecanese Island of Greece in the City of New York. We represent our nationality; join the youth of our culture and dance at many events.

SOFTBALL.

One word SOFTBALL. Growing up I played soccer and i was pretty good for a girl that always weighed 15 pounds less than all the other girls my age. I played all the way through sophomore year and then one day for fun I decided to pick up a bad. First ball pitched *swing* down center field, second pitch straight down right field at that point I fell out of love with soccer and straight in love with softball. Center fielder 21 Ria Zouroudis the smallest yet best outfielder on junior varsity.

MY SOUL.

MY spirit, MY partner in crime, MY best friend and MY better second half. He tells me to my face the things that I don’t want to hear. Anastasi the music to my dancing, he has always hid in the shadows of my life and always telling me truth even if it hurts me is the reason I love him as a boyfriend and a best friend.

FRIENDS.

My friends are who I am. In my Greek culture we say “tell me who your friends are so I can tell you who you are,” and as I go through my friends I see my reflection looking back at me, my randomness, my creativity, my passion my spunk and I realize that without them I wouldn’t be who I am today.