Jazmine Robinson

August 13, 2008 - 11:31 PM

Jazmine Robinson, 19, of Marysville, is a barista at Java Detour in Yuba City.
Ana Pimsler/Appeal-Democrat
Jazmine Robinson, 19, of Marysville, is a barista at Java Detour in Yuba City.

• Name: Jazmine Robinson

• Age: 19

• Family: My mom, grandmom, uncles, aunts, cousins, four brothers

• City of residence: Marysville

• Occupation: Barista at Java Detour, Yuba City

• Hobbies, interests: Listening to music, playing basketball, hanging out with my friends

• Where do you get your news? Appeal-Democrat

• What keeps you in the Yuba-Sutter area? It's my hometown and I'm familiar with it. Friends and family are here.

• If you were granted one wish, what would you wish for? To have a 1970 Ford Mustang, royal blue with a white pinstripe on the hood

• Favorite musical group: Lil' Wayne

• Favorite television show: "I Love Money"

• Favorite sports team: Houston Comets, WNBA

• Who do you most admire and why? The singer Keisha Cole because she's been through a lot in her life, like me, and she's making it. She inspires me to push myself to do better.

• Tell us about a life-changing experience: When my parents went through a divorce. I was close to both of them and then had to go back and forth between them.

• Favorite quote: Don't knock it 'till you rock it

• What was your first job? Cashier at Holiday Market in Marysville

• How would you describe yourself? Fun, caring, sensitive and confident

• What kind of pets do you have? Two dogs, a dachshund named Diamond and a half-chi-weenie and half-rat terrier named Cali

• What was your favorite/least favorite subject in school? Favorite was English and I hated math

• What are your favorite places to go in Yuba-Sutter/Mid-Valley/Sacramento area? In Sacramento, I like to go to the movies in Arden Fair, and to the mall, and to eat at Joe's Crab Shack.