25 Random Things about Me

I've been infected with this game played in Facebook. I have loved reading about my friends so I thought I would share with you 25 random things about me so you can get know me a little better.

1. I have moved across the Atlantic 2 times, every 14 years. From Finland to Oregon when I was 14 and from Oregon to Catalunya (Spain) when I was 28. Where will I move when I'm 42?

2. My 2 biggest loves are horses and dancing (ballroom, esp. latin).

3. I also love all things pregnancy, birth, and babies.

4. I used to love horror movies and thriller books and now can't stand either.

5. I can hear the electronic sound from the tv and the cell phone charger and both drive me nuts.

6. I still haven't found the right moment to spread my dad's and my brother's ashes.

7. My mom will soon live in Finland again and my other brother lives in Oregon.

8. I have 15 cousins that I am getting to know now as an adult. I'm already looking forward to summer at the family summer place in Finland!

9. I love board games, especially puzzles.

10. I was the top student in my exercise and sport science graduating class at OSU.

11. I completed a masters in public health only because i wanted a graduate assisstantship at Dixon (the rec center at OSU).

12. I am athletic but can't play any team sport with a ball to save my life. I do much better in individual sports.

13. I have worked as a barista, a telemarketer, inn-keeper at a B&B, cleaner, English teacher, and a catering waitress before sticking to the fitness industry.

14. I was a party animal my first 2 years of college. I got two MIPs, my favorite drink was Everclear, I gained 25 lbs, and I was in a sorority. I felt like hell those years. Now I drink maybe 3 drinks a year.

15. I speak 4 languages on a daily basis. (Finnish, English, Spanish, and Catalan)

16. I have worked as a personal trainer since 1998 and a fitness instructor since 2000. At one point I taught 6 spin classes a week. I have taught everything from kickboxing to dance.

17. I skiied for 7 years and switched to snowboarding 16 years ago. I am now thinking about switching back.

18. I have done a few triathlons only because my hubby does them and I really wanted to like doing them. I still hate swimming and running. I do now enjoy road biking and we even bought a tandem as our wedding gift to ourselves.

19. My hubby and I met as exchange students in Finland (I went back to study for a year). He lived 2 stories below me and I could see how he cooked without his shirt from the reflection off the next door building's windows. :) I fell in love with him playing ice-hockey and Finnish baseball. We had a long distance relationship for 6 years. We had 5 wedding celebrations.

20. I don't exercise as much as people think I do.

21. I LOVE black liquorice, especially the salted kind from Finlad, salmiakki. I can (and have) seriously eat a kilo of it by myself in one sitting. The only reason I am not fatter is because salmiakki is not available in Banyoles.

22. I broke my foot in grad school by getting out of bed.

23. I had this need to have a job with "a title" so I spent a miserable 6 months in California as the Wellness and Fitness Director at UCI. Then I realized I was being an idiot, moved to Catalunya to be with the man I love and opened a studio doing what I really love, perinatal fitness and corrective exercise.

24. I LOVE studying and going to workshops.

25. I remember the names of all the babies born to Fitness Integral moms.