Introduction: Ashlie's Actions

You are what you do not what you say, for every action you take you represent yourself. Hi, my name is Ashlie Hopkins and I want every action I take to have a meaning. I am a big believer in taking action and showing the world where your place is in it. One of my favorite quotes is, " The only thing keeping you from achieving your goals is the bull crap you keep telling yourself." -Jordan Belfort The world is huge and filled with so many experiences and opportunities. Don't let anything or anyone stop you from going after what you want. One of my main goals in life is to travel the world and learn as much as I can.

Home: 
"Returning home is the most difficult part of long-distance hiking; you have grown outside the puzzle and your pieces no longer fit." -Cindy Ross
I was born in Utah where my parents meet. On the day I was born I almost died. I was born on Friday the 13th in January. The umbilical cord was wrapped around my neck, as you can concur I lived! The 13th has now become my lucky number. A few years after I was born my parents blessed me with two younger sisters, they are twins. Then we moved to Driggs Idaho, the place I call home. I grew up here and graduated high school. This is where my journey begins.

(Personal Photo- Teton Valley) 

College: 

"Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb." -Greg Child

I wasn't sure where I wanted to go to college, but I knew I wanted to go! I wanted to travel to see the other states. I ended up getting a soccer scholarship to play at a community college in Coffeyville Kansas. I played the sport I love for a year and a half then graduated with my associates degree in science. My next journey was to attend Penn State. I transferred to The University of Pennsylvania in State College, Pennsylvania. I fell in love being back in the mountains and the snow. Unfortunately, I did not fall in love with the cost. I only stayed a semester the transferred to The University of Oklahoma. I am studding Sociology and plan on going into environmental law after.

(Photo taken by: Kathy Corbin (soccer mom)- Ashlie doing flip throw)

Passion: 
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." -Gandhi

(Personal Photo taken of Ski Lake, Wyoming 2015) 

(By, Layton Hewlett, Sleeping Indian) 

If its outdoors I'm in! I grew in a small town surrounded by the mountains. As soon as I could walk I  was out exploring what the world had to offer. I was very outgoing and active and still am today. Eventually I want to travel around the world, the first adventure on my list is to backpack Europe. I want to learn how different people live around the world. How they live, cook, learn, teach and why. I also want to see the world. I am in love with nature and its beauty. Every since I started college, I still go back to my home town to work during summer. I work in Jackson Hole Wyoming, home of the Teton mountains and Grant Teton National Park (GTNP). On any day I have off that's where you will find me. I love going on hikes, camping, hunting, spending the day on the lake, or picking huckleberries.

(By Corina Helm, GTNP 2015) 

When I travel to every new pace; may it be a new mountain, a new home, a new street, or a new state, it is always a journey. The things I see and the people I meet all make me who I am today. There is so much out there to learn and explore. 

(Cj and I, selfie) 

(Bailey and I, selfie)

Along with being an adventurer I find myself staying very busy. In other words I don't like to sit still. If I am not in the great outdoors I am most likely working, cooking and baking, being crafty, or spending time with my sisters. I also like to think of myself as an amateur photographer. I have taken a few college classes in photography. I really enjoy taking pictures. I also enjoy cooking every meal I have. Then when I run out of work and homework I find myself baking. I also enjoy eating very healthy and fresh food. My family has always butchered our own meat such as beef, pork (from 4-H growing up) as well as deer, elk, antelope, fish and grouse that we hunted. I prefer to cook everything from scratch, adding a healthy twist to it. I like to make my own granola bars and healthy cookies. I always test out my new recipes when I get to go home and see my sisters. My sisters are my heart. I would do anything and everything for them. Yes they are twins but they are completely opposite. Their names are Bailey and Cj. Bailey is the girl of us three, always has to look good. Cj is the one with the tough appearance. You will never see here without a hat or the camo on.  My sisters are what hold me together when the rest of my life is falling apart.


The basics: 

My favorite color is purple

I am a Capricorn 

My spirit animal is a wolf 

I am Cherokee, Irish and English

I do not like chocolate 

I love sports 

Coffee is my favorite thing to drink 

I could live off of cashews and mangoes 

Winter is my favorite season 

I will own a pure bread husky one day 

I am very impatient 

Country music is my number one 

Netflix: Prison Break, Arrow, One Tree Hill 

Beanies!

(By: DollFace Photo) 

Thanks for taking the time to get to know me, have a great day!