Biography of Hazel Anderson

In regards to my last post, my Mom suggested I write a biography for my characters in order to get to know them better. So I thought I'd start with Hazel from the Myristicae story. 

Name: Hazel Anderson
Age: 18
Place of Birth: Pinetop, South Dakota
City of Residence: Pinetop, South Dakota
Family: Parents - Felix and Rachel Anderson, Sister - Harper Anderson (Age 9)
Appearance: 5' 4"; willowy body type, dark brown, medium-length, curly hair; heart-shaped face, and hazel eyes 
Hobbies: Taking pictures, reading about wonderful places around the world, journaling, and taking nature walks
Education: Graduated from Laura Ingalls Wilder High School 
Best traits: Loyal, working toward independence and education, honest, and understanding
Worst traits: Naive, short temper, holds a grudge

Hazel wanted to pursue her photography to become a destination wedding photographer so that she could travel the world. She wanted to see New York City, Paris, Prague, Venice, Singapore, and Dubai. 

She gets her love of photography from her Dad, Felix. He develops pictures professionally in a dark room. Hazel's Mom, Rachel, owns and works at a midwifery clinic in town. Most of the women in Pinetop have their babies at Rachel's clinic because she offers reasonable rates to a relatively poor town. 

But Hazel doesn't understand why neither of her parents have ever left Pinetop. They went to school together from kindergarten to 12th grade and got married soon after graduation. There is only one small community college in Pinetop, but the attendance is low because most of the jobs available there are in the service industry. 

Hazel didn't want to go to college. After graduation, she dreamed of finally being able to leave Pinetop. She knew it would be hard to leave her family behind, especially because she wanted to watch her little sister, Harper, grow up. Harper is in the 4th grade and is just learning to love reading now that she's getting so good at it.  

Growing up, Hazel was an only child for 9 years, and it was hard for her, at first, to lose that attention when Harper was born. But as everyone got used to the new family dynamic, Hazel grew to love having a baby sister to play games and be silly with. They're close even though they're in such different stages of their lives.

Hazel's best friends are Lila Everett and Carolina Jones. They're all grew up together and have been friends since they were young. Carolina doesn't have big plans for her life. She wants to marry her high school boyfriend and have kids as soon as possible. But Lila and Hazel give her a hard time for not wanting to get an education or travel first. Lila's not sure what she wants to do with her life, so she's enrolled at the community college to help her figure it out.