Manitza Magana

Name: Manitza Magana

Age: 33

Family: My husband, Francisco; my son, Eduardo; and my daughters, Leslye and Maritza.

City of residence: Corning

Occupation: I drive an ice cream truck. We have had our business here for around 12 years.

Favorite part of the job: Coming to the pool in the summer and just having fun with the kids.

What part of your job would you gladly give up? Getting hot.

What do you like most about Corning? That it is always calm with not so many gangs, not like other areas. We have lived here for around 14 years. My father, Raymond Magana, has been here for 40 years.

What would you like to change in Corning? I do not like North Street near the high school. I would change that.

What is the closest you've been to a famous person? Joan Sebastian. He is pop singer and song writer.

Tell us about a life-changing experience: Having children.

If you were granted one wish, what would you wish for? I would like to go to Hawaii.

Whom do you most admire and why? God. He has helped me a lot.

What are your favorite places to go in the area? Thomas Creek and the river.

What was your first job? Farming in L.A. when I was 8 years old.

If you were a superhero, what would your power be? To fly.

What's something you can't live without? My cell phone

What's something about yourself that your friends might not know? That I can really be mean when I am at home.

Do you have any pet peeves? People burping.

Best advice you have ever received: To not get into other people's business.

What kind of pets do you have? We have a chihuahua named Dumbo.

Hobbies/interests: I like to drive.

Where do you get your news? People and the newspaper. I do not have time to watch TV.

What's your favorite thing to do on a rainy day? Watch movies.

What is your dream job? To be a semi-truck driver.

Worst fear: Heights. I would like to jump off things into the creeks or water, but I am too afraid to.

Most embarrassing moment: A couple of years ago at my grandma's home, I sat down in one of those white plastic chairs and it collapsed on me in front of a bunch of people.

What are some of your fondest memories? Going to the beach in Mexico, to Manzanillo.

Favorite book: "Quien dice que no Se Puede"

What are your favorite foods? Mexican, especially flautas.

Favorite musical group:Tierra Cali

If you were reincarnated as an animal, what would you be and why? I would be a humming bird because the are really, really pretty.

What's your guilty pleasure? Starbucks

What quality in people do you most admire? I like it when other people respect other people's privacy.

What was your favorite toy as a child? A Barbie doll

Favorite television show: "Discovery en Espanol"

Worst television show: Any wrestling show

Favorite movie: "Titanic"

Contact Cindy Monroe at 824-5464 or cmonroe@tcnpress.com.