My name is Samantha Olson, but everyone calls me Sam. I am a student at Winona State University located in Minnesota. I am originally from the Twin Cities and have decided not to go back.

I love to snowboard, play sports, lounge around, and shop! I am a average college student; living poor and on ramen noodles, but man... I love it.

I have lived quite a rough life and have fallen down many times, but I am a fighter and I thank God everyday for giving me numerous chances at changing my life and doing it right!

My passion is ...

to help others and being creative

I know too much about ...

struggling and the tough times.

My parents always told me ...

I could be anything as long as I keep my head on straight

My childhood ambition ...

was the play sports, get dirty, bend rules, and go non-stop

My favorite memory ...

is all the times up at Leach Lake at Hiawatha Beach

Why I write ...

I write because I can express myself better through writting than I can speaking

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

any book I can find that looks and sounds interesting. Anything I can get my hands on

My first job ...

I was a cashier at T.J. Maxx. It was HORRID.

My best moment ...

Wow. I really cannot choose one.

My inspiration ...

My mother, my siblings, and my future

Other Stop making excuses!

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As an addict; or a use to be addict I realized how much I have blamed everyone else; ex-boyfriends, parents, friends, and stresses of life. As I grew up and realized that I made the decision to turn to drugs and alcohol, I realized the way my life was going was only my fault.

Everyone I loved sat by me and tried to help me but I didn't want it. People make excuses so they don't have to ACTUALLY look at what they did to make their lives the way they did.

It is so easy to point the finger, say this happened, that happened, and he/she did it. We make our own decisions in life; no one e...

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