Name: Natalie (Nat) Braun
Age: 20
Title: Student Athlete
Married/Single: Single
Kids: 0
City you live in: Tempe, AZ
A typical day in my life includes…
volleyball practice, conditioning and weights from 7am-noon, then classes. After I get a little nap then off to do some more homework. And people say ASU isn’t hard?
I was born…
in Phoenix, AZ into the most amazing family. I was raised by my two loving parents and grew up alongside my younger brother.
My favorite thing about Arizona…
the sunsets/sunrises. I will dedicate a little part of each day to go outside and watch the sun set (or rise depending on what time I have practice lol).
I’m listening to…
my rap album on Spotify: “hard”.
My family…
is my backbone. I have never met people who are more inspiring, uplifting and generous than my parents and my little brother. To say I’m lucky is such an understatement and I don’t go to bed at night without thanking God for blessing me with them.
If I could have dinner with anyone, it would be…
OBJ… but I can’t say I haven’t done that before.
One thing I cannot live without…
my phone. I’m trying to slowly stop being attached to it, but it’s way more difficult than I expected.
When I was younger, I wanted to be…
older.
I’m inspired by…
my mom. She is an absolute angel (I don’t know how I didn’t inherit that trait?).
The one person who motivates me is…
my dad. I can honestly say everything I do is to make him proud.
If I could change anything in the world, it would be…
how people treat each other. With so much negativity in the world, we really need to consider people and their feelings more.
The perfect day would be…
sleeping in. I don’t get enough sleep so any day I have off you will catch me in bed watching Netflix (the League to be exact).
My first job was…
beach volleyball as weird as that sounds. I like to consider being a Division I athlete to be a job.
My favorite escape…
the ocean. I could spend all day everyday in the ocean.
My life…
is insane. The opportunities I have been presented with are amazing and I honestly think of myself as being one of the luckiest people in the world. Cliché? Maybe.
I’m currently working on…
an English portfolio due at midnight (no, I’m not procrastinating by filling this questionnaire out).
Always…
laughing.
Never…
negative.
Favorite Quote…
“Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment” – Will Rogers.
Biggest Dream…
to become the next Erin Andrews (figuratively), move to Paradise Valley and start a family.
My Pet Peeve(s)…
when people are late (even though I’m usually the one who’s late) and when people act differently than themselves in front of others.
