In the newspaper!

For the last few months I have been training for the International Mining Games. With the West Australian School of Mines (WASM), Wombats and Wallabies teams. Basically, this consists of "mining sports", like sawing, hammering, shovelling, gold panning and building a train track. In Kalgoorlie, this is a big thing as it's a mining town. So the newspaper came along to one of our training sessions and took some pictures and quotes for an article.
Many months later it was published as a full page article! and I featured in a main picture! So exciting :) Can you spot me? :P

Me :)

To starts things off I will introduce myself, Hi my name is Marika Fernandez, I am a 21 year old chemical engineering and metallurgy student at Curtin University WA. Sounds boring (and it is haha) but there are small things we do to keep it fun! I love beauty, travelling and recently have been getting into cooking! I live a very carefree life, and love having fun :) My parents live in NYC for my dad's work so I go to visit frequently, I'm pretty much a local now!

 The above picture is of me in my dorm before Kalgoorlie Cup, my first horse races event!

 My "When I grow up" 21st party 

4th of July New York fireworks 2013 

Freakers costume party 2013

Back to school party 2013, with my French girls mwa!

Mum and I in NYC

My cousin, her friend and I in Vancouver

Oktoberfest 2013