I Am Shalanda!

Hi. my name is Shalanda Pulliams. I'm eighteen soon to be nineteen in October. I am lucky Libra with an addiction to stars. I grew up on the Southside of Chicago but currently reside in Calumet City. For those who don't know it's the south suburbs, nothing special. I have three older sisters, Shteetiyah, Patricia, and Cheronder; one older brother Chris and one younger brother Aaron. The craziest thing about me that a lot of people find interesting is that I'm engaged to my boyfriend of only seven months. Long story, trust me it's not as crazy as it sounds. I spend majority of my time writing, whether it's poetry, short stories or many even song lyrics. But don't let that fool you because I can't sing for the life of me! I watch Phineas and Ferb on a need to watch basis along with Chelsea Lately. I have a one pet back home, a female pitbull named Diamond. Don't get discouraged by her breed because she is actually quite friendly. I love to skate, bowl, club, shop and eat. Matter of fact if eating was a major I would have my Master's already! But I came to Columbia based on my family history. I have two uncles as well as a sister who graduated from here. I researched and found that what i wanted to do was put on front street here at this school. I major in Journalism for News Reporting and Writing. A school like Columbia allows me to focus on that major as well as get skills in other majors who might collaborate with mine one day. Basically I like to be different. I don't think i ever set out to attend a college with many sports and useless clubs. i wanted to be at a college where everyone and everything is a different experience. Where fun had a completely different definition. I find in just my second week of school that Columbia is the place for me!