Post by Sunshine on Jun 4, 2008 0:39:31 GMT -5
Full Name: Oksana Ann Kozlov
Newsie name: Sunshine
Name origin: It pretty much comes down to her bright, blonde hair and big smile.
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Harlem, New York
Currently Living: Harlem, New York
History: Although Sunshine was born in Harlem, her parents and older siblings were born in Russia. Once anti-Jewish pogroms escalated in their area, Sunshine's parents emigrated to New York to keep their Jewish family away from danger. It took many years to get settled into the American way of life, but Sunshine was born into it, knowing only stories of their homeland but all other traditions first hand. They continued their Jewish lifestyle, but tried their best to fit in with the rest of Harlem and the American way of life. Sunshine learned about newsies around the age of fourteen and dived right in, but her parents and older siblings took other jobs. Sunshine stays with her parents in an apartment, but her older siblings live elsewhere.
Hair Color: Bright blonde.
Hair Style: Long, worn however Sunshine feels. Usually down, in a ponytail or in braids, or with a hat.
Eye Color: Blue.
Skin Color: White. (We're talking nearly ghost, here.)
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 110 lbs.
Clothing Style: Sunshine's good with pants, shirts, whatever shoes she can find within her family that work and hats. She owns dresses and skirts but she won't usually wear them unless she has to.
Items owned: Necklace with a Star of David pendant, one brown newsboy/beret-shaped knitted hat and a diary.
Troubles: Sunshine worries a lot about her parents, because they had to leave Russia so suddenly in such a troublesome way. She doesn't bring it up or talk about it, so there's a lot she doesn't know or understand- but whenever they tell her stories of Russia, she writes them in her diary so she won't forget. She has a respect for Russia but it's hard to feel some sort of pride for the place, because she's never been there, and there isn't much to go on. She almost hates it because of what drove her family out, but she never says that, for fear of hurting her family. Sunshine also really has no idea what she wants to do with her life, nor does she really understand the concept, so this can cause conflicts sometimes.
Fears: Hurting her family, being driven out of Harlem because of her religion, and being alone, as well as the dark, fire and drowning.
Siblings: Brother Nicolai (27), Sister Aleksandra (25).
Parents: Ivan and Anna.
Newsie name: Sunshine
Name origin: It pretty much comes down to her bright, blonde hair and big smile.
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Harlem, New York
Currently Living: Harlem, New York
History: Although Sunshine was born in Harlem, her parents and older siblings were born in Russia. Once anti-Jewish pogroms escalated in their area, Sunshine's parents emigrated to New York to keep their Jewish family away from danger. It took many years to get settled into the American way of life, but Sunshine was born into it, knowing only stories of their homeland but all other traditions first hand. They continued their Jewish lifestyle, but tried their best to fit in with the rest of Harlem and the American way of life. Sunshine learned about newsies around the age of fourteen and dived right in, but her parents and older siblings took other jobs. Sunshine stays with her parents in an apartment, but her older siblings live elsewhere.
Hair Color: Bright blonde.
Hair Style: Long, worn however Sunshine feels. Usually down, in a ponytail or in braids, or with a hat.
Eye Color: Blue.
Skin Color: White. (We're talking nearly ghost, here.)
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 110 lbs.
Clothing Style: Sunshine's good with pants, shirts, whatever shoes she can find within her family that work and hats. She owns dresses and skirts but she won't usually wear them unless she has to.
Items owned: Necklace with a Star of David pendant, one brown newsboy/beret-shaped knitted hat and a diary.
Troubles: Sunshine worries a lot about her parents, because they had to leave Russia so suddenly in such a troublesome way. She doesn't bring it up or talk about it, so there's a lot she doesn't know or understand- but whenever they tell her stories of Russia, she writes them in her diary so she won't forget. She has a respect for Russia but it's hard to feel some sort of pride for the place, because she's never been there, and there isn't much to go on. She almost hates it because of what drove her family out, but she never says that, for fear of hurting her family. Sunshine also really has no idea what she wants to do with her life, nor does she really understand the concept, so this can cause conflicts sometimes.
Fears: Hurting her family, being driven out of Harlem because of her religion, and being alone, as well as the dark, fire and drowning.
Siblings: Brother Nicolai (27), Sister Aleksandra (25).
Parents: Ivan and Anna.
