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Aaron Walsh

NICKNAME: Az, Azza,A-a-ron, Walshy
AGE: 20
HOME TOWN: Wollongong
FAVOURITE BOOK: The Eragon series
MUSICAL GUILTY PLEASURE: Disney music
IF I WERE AN ANIMAL, I WOULD BE: A Mongoose, because I’m pretty chill, but tougher than I look
IF I WERE THE 8TH DWARF, I WOULD BE: Myself, because I’m short enough to be one
BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN YOUR LIFE SO FAR: Achieving second place at the Australian GKR Karate Tournament in Melbourne 2018
FAVOURITE SAINT: St Stephen the First Martyr
WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACHIEVE ON YMT: To grow closer to God in prayer, and to bring at least one person to know God.

Anna Harrison

NICKNAME: Banana, Mayonnaise, Mop, Spanner, Anathema
AGE: 20
HOME TOWN: Wollongong NSW
FAVOURITE MOVIE: Bee Movie
MOVIE YOU SAY IS YOUR FAVOURITE TO SOUND CULTURED: The Shawshank Redemption
BEST PRESENT YOU’VE EVER GOTTEN: A mini fridge
SECRET SKILL/PARTY TRICK: Nostril flare
WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I… I wanted to be a chicken so I got an egg and sat on it. I was disappointed
FAVOURITE SCRIPTURE: Matthew 28:20
WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACHIEVE ON YMT: Hopefully have an impact in the schools with all the young people I meet. To have any part in introducing a person to Christ and His love, in any way or to any extent would be absolutely mind-blowing and worthwhile.

Daniel Kewin

NICKNAME: Dan, Daniel the Manual
AGE: 21
HOME TOWN: Sydney NSW
WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I WANTED TO BE: Spiderman, or a fireman
FAVOURITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: New Zealand
FAVOURITE BAND/ARTIST: Elvis Presley
THE SONG THAT BEST DESCRIBES YOUR LIFE: Danny Boy
IF I COULD LIVE IN ANY ERA, I WOULD CHOOSE: 1950s, so I could become someone like Elvis or Frank Sinatra
FAVOURITE SAINT: St. John of the Cross
WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACHIEVE ON YMT: I’d love to grow in authentic masculinity, and whole-hearted discipleship of Christ, and maybe learn to do a backflip.

Eilidh Direen

NICKNAME: The Skatriarch, Queen of Salt, Edith
AGE: 23
HOME TOWN: Hobart, TAS
STUDY OR WORK BACKGROUND: English at UTAS, worked at ABC News Hobart
FAVOURITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: By the fireside, with a cup of tea or whiskey, listening to a wise old man tell me stories.
FAVOURITE TV SHOW: Gintama
MUSICAL GUILTY PLEASURE: Early Taylor Swift
IF I WERE AN ANIMAL, I WOULD BE: I’m told I’d be a meerkat because I’m observant, lovable, energetic and have a distinctive posture…
DREAM JOB: Writing a bestseller that will bring authentic joy to millions of people.
WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACHIEVE ON YMT: I hope to build a solid, Christ-centred and life-giving sisterhood that will draw people into authentic relationships with God and each other; and to share the joy of the Lord with as many people as possible.

Elizabeth Brennan

NICKNAME: Lizzy, Izzy, Liz
AGE: 19
HOME TOWN: Ballarat VIC
FAVOURITE PLACE IN THE WORLD: Home
FAVOURITE TV SHOW: Parks and Recreation
TV SHOW YOU SAY IS YOUR FAVOURITE TO SOUND CULTURED: West Wing
SECRET SKILL/PARTY TRICK: Irish Dancing
IF I WERE AN ANIMAL, I WOULD BE: A baby sloth, they’re so cute. But it has to be a baby.
MOST INSPIRATIONAL PERSON YOU’D LIKE TO MEET: St JPII, St Padre Pio or St Bernadette
WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACHIEVE ON YMT: Grow closer to God, and have even the tiniest impact on someone having a conversion.  

Merridy Hollitt

NICKNAME: Merrids, MerBear
AGE: 17
HOME TOWN: Adelaide SA
FAVOURITE MOVIE: Lilo & Stitch
FAVOURITE TV SHOW: Gilmore Girls
IF I WERE AN ANIMAL, I WOULD BE: A dolphin because they are super friendly, calming, have an awesome laugh and love chilling in bodies of water
IF I WERE THE 8TH DWARF, I WOULD BE: Laughy
DREAM JOB: Teaching
MOST INSPIRATIONAL PERSON YOU’VE EVER MET: My sister
WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACHIEVE ON YMT: To grow in God’s love, maturing in His graces. Also to make some amazing friends, learn to live in household, and turn 18!

Sunand Fernandez

NICKNAME: Sunny
AGE: 22
HOME TOWN: Perth WA
WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I WANTED TO BE: A ninja
FAVOURITE TV SHOW: The Office (US)
SECRET SKILL/PARTY TRICK: I do an impression of a malteaser
THE SONG THAT BEST DESCRIBES YOUR LIFE: Livin’ on a Prayer
BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN YOUR LIFE SO FAR: I ate a 1kg burrito
DREAM JOB: Ninja
WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACHIEVE ON YMT: To become a brown Mario Borg.

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