Meet Deedee Presser!

Hey guys my name is Meredith, although I have been called Deedee as long as I've had a working memory for reasons beyond my comprehension. I hail from one of the biggest states in America-Connecticut. Suffield, CT more specifically, home of the graham cracker! I am 24 years old and graduated from Miami University (the one in Ohio, not the cool one in Florida) last August with my Master's in Kinesiology and Health, which are essentially just fancy words for sports. I've played softball, basketball, soccer, flag football, dodgeball, racquetball, tennis, broomball, rugby, and skied on semi-organized teams at some point in my life. If you can't tell I really like sports and being outside. Traveling and meeting new people are two more of my passions in life. I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro last June and it was an experience that I will never forget-also one that I never need to do again, I cherish oxygen too much. I also got to camp in the Serengheti on that trip and when the wildebeest and hyenas weren't scratching at our tent it was quite serene. I've been whitewater rafting through the Grand Canyon, scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef, bungee jumping in New Zealand, swam with stingrays and dolphins in Grand Cayman and Mexico, climbed the Eiffel Tower, rappelled off of a cliff in Israel, played Gladiator with my brother in the Coliseum, and lost a game of tic tac toe to a chicken for the chance to win $10,000.

I've got a lot of useless skills that I acquired in my 24 years including but not limited to: spinning a basketball on my finger, juggling, making origami that nobody wants, speaking Spanish and French at an elementary level, playing approximately 65% of several songs on the guitar, and napping in any and all situations.

Most recently I worked as the sport staff on a cruise ship and had an amazing time. I was responsible for belaying at the rock wall, renting out skates, parading down the promenade in very eccentric costumes, and hosting a variety of sport tournaments-I challenge any of you to a game of ping pong. I met some remarkable people on the ship and can't wait to meet everybody at Coppercreek for an amazing summer.