"Im Madeline, I'm Madeline"

    As you know my name is Madeline.  Many people ask me if I was named Madeline after the movie character 'Madeline' or if I am the actual 'Madeline'.  It is quite hilarious at times.  Through out my life I have changed quite a bit; but, for the past four or five years I can honestly say that I have not changed that much.
    Up until the age of 13, I was a very introverted person.  I hated meeting new people and did not know how to be myself around anyone.  Once I got to high school I met  my group of friends in the church youth group and I have never been the same. God, family and friends have been and will always be very important to me.  Without them I do not know where I would be.  I knew before coming to Converse I was going to have problems leaving Alabama, but I knew I could get through it with God and the support of the people that care for me the most. 
    Since I have been at Converse, I really have not changed very much.  I have learned how to be independent, manage what money I do have, and just how easy I had it back at home.  Due to events that have occurred in my life in the past year, I have not been able to open up to people as easily as I used to since coming here.  Other than that, I am still trying to figure out who I am and what I believe. 
    Once my four years at Converse is complete, I would like to attend graduate school at Juilliard.  After Juilliard I would like to work at Disney World and on Broadway.  Along with those two things, I want to start a dance club and be a recording artists.  After all that has been accomplished I can then settle down and marry the man of my dreams(whomever that may be)!  This is my plan, but I realize this may not be God's plan and if it is not than I will take his path gladly.