LIKES: Reading, writing, animals & animal care, guys with a funny side.
DISLIKES: Bad manners, egotism, tabloid newspapers, public transport.
ABILITIES: Zoology Degree, excellent English Literature skills and a great person to chat to.
NOTES: Nina currently works in the 'Rose & Crown' as a barmaid and part-time as a trainee veterinarian. She hopes for a full-time position soon, so she can put the days of pouring pints firmly behind her. She's also involved with the production of a low-budget 'Moth-man' documentary, along with her friends Alan Barber and Ben Stevens, even though she thinks the whole myth is a load of paranoid rubbish.
AN INTERVIEW WITH NINA
Question 1: If you had to describe yourself in five words, what would they be?
NINA: Oh, I always hated these things... um... well I'd have to say 'thoughtful', 'caring', maybe I'd add 'emotional' too... God, these things are hard when you're put on the spot, aren't they? Um... I'd also say I'm 'logical'- sometimes a bit too logical for my own good- and... hmm... 'romantic'... yeah, 'romantic'. Well, if I'm honest it'd probably be hopeless romantic!
Question 2: What makes your skin crawl?
NINA: That one's easy- leering. I hate when men leer at you. I don't go out 'on the town' very often- but when I do I try not to make any eye contact. If a guy looks at another guy funny a fight might break out, but if you're a girl and you even glance at a guy in a club he thinks you're flirting. Doesn't matter if they're in their twenties or their fifties- the 'leer' never changes...
Question 3: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?
NINA: Okay, this one's going to sound a bit weird... I'd have to say Tibet and it's for one very good reason. I've kind of had this dream- a goal really- to actually see a real-life Snow leopard in the wild. They're incredibly rare, but there are supposed to be some left in the mountain ranges of Central Asia, including Tibet. Silly little thing, I know, but I always wanted to make a go of it...
Question 4: Which famous role-model, living or dead, do you most idolise?
NINA: Can I have two? If I were picking living, I'd say David Attenborough- as any animal lover would. If I were picking dead, I'd say Charles Darwin. He changed science in a way that many people don't appreciate.
Question 5: Any advice for our readers?
NINA: Um... stay in school? No, I'm sorry, I'm sorry- I'm not good at thinking on my feet. Um... well... I suppose... keep your loved ones close... be there for them when they need you... otherwise... they might be gone one day and you'll wonder what the hell happened... I'm sorry, can we finish now...?
