hey guys :)

Hi, my name's Rachael Allen and i'm super excited for CIT!!! I am 15, turning 16 next month. I live in Coquitlam (BC) and i go to Charles Best Secondary. My parents were missionaries in Russia 4 for years from when i was 5-9. i guess you could say i was an MK :P (missionary kid). it was one of the best experiences of my life, and i'd give anything to go back! i live with my dad, my younger sister Naomi and my younger brother Mateo. i love them both :) I'm really involved in my church - Coquitlam Alliance, service on Sunday mornings, young adults Sunday nights, youth on Wednesday and a thing called Potters Place Mission on Tuesdays where a whole bunch of us go down to the downtown East Side of Vancouver and volunteer at a homeless mission there. it gives me so much perspective on my life and who God wants us to help :)
A bit about yo:
I am in grade 10 currently, favorite subjects are P.E. and Spanish, favorite colours are green, orange and purple, favorite food i would have to say is nice BBQ ribs - know me as the carnivore :P i LOVE sports and i play rugby (in season right now) and i am hooker. i also wrestle (season's over :'( ) which i came 6th in the province in! i also skateboard (my dream is to land a job @ west49!!) wakeboard and snowboard :D sooo much fun! hidden things you might not know about me: i love to read (i can go MIA for days when absorbed in a book), i was obsessed with archaeology (especially Ancient Egypt) and i secretly love getting dressed up into dresses and high heels, even though i seem like i do not :)
thanks for reading this,
i am SOOOOOO excited for CIT to start, and see all of you!! (especially my buds Thalia and Indra)
-Rachael
P.S. the picture is taken in Victoria with a family friend...i'm the one in red on the left :)