Camille Guaty Talks Back to School!

Camille Guaty (Maricruz) chatted with Latina about her various back to school memories!

On Her Favorite Memory: I remember how much fun it was to pick out my lunchbox. My all-time favorite lunch box was from the movie Annie. Also, I loved picking out school supplies! Trapper Keepers were my favorite. I was a school-supply addict too!

On High School Memories: My junior year in high school was when I got my license to drive, but since I didn’t have a car, my best friend would pick me up and we would drive to school together. My first taste of independence!

On College Memories: My parents and my brothers all traveled to Boston to drop me off for my first year. I remember standing in front of my dorm waving good-bye, feeling like my life was about to begin.

On Her Worst Back to School Experience: My family moved from California to New Jersey in the beginning of my sophomore year of high school. I will never forget the first day in a new school, walking into the cafeteria during lunch and not knowing a single soul. I didn’t feel confident enough to share a seat at just anyone’s table. For all I knew, I could have been committing social suicide. So I opted to take my bag lunch to the stairwell and I cried for the next 30 minutes.

On Fashion Tips For Back to School: I like to describe it as an opportunity to express your individuality. I went to a Catholic school, so of course we had to wear uniforms. My only form of expression was in shoes and the style of my hair. (Maybe that’s why I love to do hair.) But in high school, we would also decorate our lockers. That was so much fun. Filling it with pictures of friends and family and sheets of famous boys we wanted to meet. My obsession was New Kids on the Block, who were very similar to the Jonas Brothers craze!

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