General Information

Name: Collette Chinen

Age: 19

Nationality: Japanese and Hawaiian

Occupation: Student

Job: Teacher's Aide

Hobbies: Collecting Beanie Babies, tennis, watching movies, and hanging out with friends and family

Past

Before I moved to Honolulu, for 4 summers I did some volunteer work at preschool near my home. By working, I learn knew things and gain knowledge of working with kids that will help me in the future. I first met Cody while chatting online last year in August. While chatting online we got to know one another. We chatted online for a couple of weeks and then we started to talk on the phone. Then finally we went out for the first time at the ending of last September. And ever since then we've been together. This amazes me that I did something like this because I'm known to be very shy. But going through something like this and meeting Cody, it has brought me out of my shell.

Present

I just finished my 2nd year at Chaminade University of Honolulu. I chose to attend Chaminade because they have a good education program and size of the classes are small and the teachers there are helpful. I'm majoring in elem. education and I'm working towards on getting my bachelor of science. I chose to major in elem. education because I enjoy working with children. I work at a preschool here in Honolulu as a teacher's aide for their after school care program.

Future

Looking towards the future I would like to finish college. I hope to be able to stay here in Hawaii and find a good paying job. And then settled down with Cody and take things from there.