Word: crisera
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...room says a lot about Crisera. A California state flag hangs in a corner: she's from San Francisco. A wall covered with pictures of babies and children's art announces that she loves kids. Ruth Orkin's poster of "An American Girl in Italy" is plastered to another wall: she's Italian-American...
...room suggests more, beyond the obvious signifiers. It's organized, but not fanatically so. Like Crisera, a balance is struck between discipline and spontaneity. Books lie on the floor; toiletries are scattered on top of dresser...
...look at everything in two ways," Crisera says. "I love to challenge myself, to test myself and see what I can do. But at the same time it's fun. I can pretty much find something rewarding in everything I make myself...
From her room, you'd never know she was acaptain of the basketball team, or that the teamhas had a dreadful 5-14 season. Basketball is justanother one of Crisera's passions--liketwentieth-century modern literature, journalism(last summer she interned at CNN and hopes to gointo broadcast news), or children...
...Crisera is "methodically relaxed," as she putsit. She is active, but reflective, faithfullycommitting her thoughts in a journal. Thoughintense and competitive, she is not consumed withwinning...