American Gifts from Cool ( Guitar ) Purse -un 28

Bohemian Style

Dec 19

Written By Becky

Health Foods, Painting Sunrise and her Guitar Purse

Miss Lauren DiCalvo had one of those American Gifts of growing up with soccer and music lessons like my own 2 children. She is an athlete, a health foodie, and loves her guitar purse. She recently finished her major in Exercise Science at Florida State University in Tallahassee.

1.Violettes: You were a soccer star in high school? Did you play soccer or other sports in college?

Lauren: I did play soccer all throughout high school but I tore my ACL my senior year. When I went to college at Florida State University I decided to try out for the club team, but I could feel that my knee wasn’t ready for me to start playing again. Finally, a few months after that I started playing intramural soccer with my sorority and I tore my ACL for the second time. Tearing my ACL that first time was a blessing in disguise because it was the initial spark for my interest in medicine.

2. Violettes: You are currently applying to medical school? Do you know what kind of medicine you hope to practice and why?

Lauren: I still don’t know exactly what kind of medicine I want to get into in the future. I think it will become more clear as I continue to learn and gain experience in different fields of medicine. I do know that I would like to practice a more holistic form of medicine that encompasses lifestyle modifications such as diet and exercise in both preventing health problems and in curing the body of those health problems.

3. Violettes: You are quite a health food eater and cook. How did you get into this, and what is the most interesting dish that you fix?

Lauren: My very first roommate in college, Ashley Mancuso, got me into eating healthy foods and cooking. Everything I learned and know about the kitchen I credit her and her amazing ability to whip up the most amazing meals from any combination of ingredients. I’ve made some pretty delicious dishes in the past, all of which I created myself, but if I had to pick one dish I would say my chili because my brother loves it so much that he asked for the recipe and has made it himself. That is a huge success in my book.

An off and on Vegan, Lauren cooks a lot with grains. She throws Goji Berries in her salads and loves using organic ingredients including quinoa.

4. Violettes: What are your favorite hobbies or pass times? Tell us a little about them.

Lauren: I love being outdoors. Some of my favorite things include: going to the gym,

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snowboarding, wake boarding, hiking, running, and being on the water. I also love reading, painting, singing (especially in the shower), and watching football (especially college football — Go Noles). Finally, I’m a pretty big nerd in the sense that I can talk for days about the intricacies of the universe and I love Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Ring.

Doesn't sound nerdy to me Lauren - sounds like all American Girl plus one with a few extra American Gifts. (American gifts are my SEO keywords today!) Lauren loves to go to the beach with a friend and paint the sunrise. She had an art class in high school, and loves painting abstract nature scenes with acrylics.

5. Violettes: Do you listen to a lot of music? Who are your favorite bands, musicians, artists? Do you have favorite songs?

Lauren: I like such a variety of music that it is difficult to answer this question. I love country music, classic rock, reggae, Jazz, Disney, and so much in between. Currently, my favorite shower songs are all of the songs from the Wicked the Musical album (I’m obsessed). I’ve also been listening to the Vance Joy album lately. The music I listen to really varies with the seasons and the weather (in South Florida those two rarely go hand in hand).