Name of Fangirl: Zeina
Fangirl’s School Grade: 3rd
What is her Fangirl interest?
Star Wars! She also collects My Little Pony, Littlest Pet Shop, and Shopkins. Plays piano and basketball.
Why did you decide to shine the spotlight on this Fangirl?
I’m genuinley touched by her obsession with the Star Wars saga. We’re 26 years apart, and there isn’t much that we have in common. I recall watching Return of the Jedi with my dad, and loving it. Now my daughter enjoys the same movie as I did, and she loves it, too. She also looks up to Princess Leia, my daughter has never looked up to a princess or has wanted to be a princess. She admires Princess Leia for being a leader and for her confidence.
How does this Fangirl express her fandom?
Zeina expresses her fandom any way she can, and uses any opportunity to do so. If she has a clean Star Wars shirt, she’s wearing it, if she can use a quote from any of the movies, she’s using it. She has been collecting Star Wars figurines and Star Wars bobble heads. Her school binder has the clear plastic over it, and it’s filled with Star Wars pictures. The door to her bedroom has a sticker of Rey and BB8, her bedroom walls have Star Wars stickers on them, and she loves to display her collections on the shelves in her bedroom.
She also has two lightsabers, when she can, she wears them.
What is her favorite quote or personal motto?
Yoda’s quote, “Do or do not, there is no try”, often used when she is encouraging herself or others.
What is her favorite Fangirl item that she cannot live without?
Zeina’s favorite Fangirl item is her Ty cat, Zip. Zip was renamed Nato by her, (she couldn’t pronounce gato when she was a baby, which is Spanish for cat). She found Nato at grandma’s house, and we returned it several times, only to find that she kept holding on to it.