Meet Kayla Ashbrooks

Kayla Ashbrooks is the Senior Student Advisor from Southern Arkansas University where she is a double major in English and Musical Theater. In her free time, Kayla plays coed softball, watches any baseball game available, and runs an art business with her mom. She also enjoys clumsily attempting yoga, flailing around in ballet and jazz dance classes, and finding every excuse to reward herself with coffee. Kayla is most easily spotted in her signature outfit of leggings and a t-shirt.

1. My favorite movie is Eat Pray Love.
   
2. I never leave the house without chapstick.
3. If I had to eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be Granny’s Chicken and Dumpling!
4. Growing up, I was sure I would be a teacher.
5. I know every word to the song “Fergalicious” by Fergie.
6. The best gift I’ve ever received was a personalized book stamp.
7. My nickname in high school was Jimmy.
8. If you find me in the kitchen, I’m typically whipping up something sweet.
9. I’m both a reader and writer.
10. The best paper title I ever created was “Elementary, My Dear Reader.”
11. The literary place I’d most like to visit is the library in Beauty and the Beast.
12. My dream job is to be a dramaturge on Broadway.
13. An author I truly admire is Jane Austen.
14. My go-to children’s book is The Happy Hocky Family by Lane Smith.
15. The destination at the top of my travel bucket list is Italy because, you know, pasta.
16. My favorite part of being an English Major is the diversity of literature to which I am exposed.
17. The last book I read was Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.
18. My favorite book is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
19. My favorite bookstore is Books-A-Million.
20. In 10 years, I’m betting that the big trend in literature will be Jane Austen-approved messages about feminism.
21. My first job was cleaning vacation homes.
22. The last book I bought was The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, and I have read it.

    

23. The celebrity I’d most like to spend a day with is Nolan Ryan.
24. If I could move anywhere in the world, I’d live in Paris.
25. My Hogwarts House is Ravenclaw!