Sunday, November 18, 2007

Profile: Monica Hajkova

If you were ever in search of a self-proclaimed sarcastic pessimist, you would look no farther than Monica Hajkova. Born in Toronto, Ontario on May 22, 1989, Monica spent the majority of her life in Mississauga where she enjoyed playing tennis, singing and experimenting in the kitchen.

Growing up, she lived with her mother and older brothers, but shares a tense relationship with the youngest of her brothers. Her father resides in Europe where Monica travelled to for a month last summer. She is currently living away from home for the first time as a Wilfrid Laurier University student in journalism at the Brantford campus.

Now in her eighteenth year, Hajkova has a strong sense of herself. She knows that she is a slave to punctuality and admits to being the ultimate perfectionist.

She relies on her preferred mainstream music as a form of escapism, and attributes her fondness of it to its ubiquity and catchiness. In regards to her other interests, Monica is partial to the things she can relate to. For instance, her interest in the Wicca religion segued into her love of the Sweep novel series and the mystical world of Harry Potter.

As a non-conformist, she feels negatively about politics and refuses to join a political party. To her, politics are full of nonsense and politicians who are too quick to make promises they never truly keep.

Monica upholds an active lifestyle both mentally and physically. Since she is constantly thinking, her mind is likened to a noisy maze, but she finds peace in drawing still-life pencil sketches and "creeping Facebook." At the end of the day, Monica feels that life has been good to her and, despite her pessimistic nature, feels hopeful for her future.

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