A Little About Me

Hmm, let's start with the normal stuff.

As I said before, my first name is Kevin. My last name, Roche, comes from the very south of Ireland in a county called Cork. People say I look very Irish because I have red hair, but I'm also part German, French, and Czech. If I were a dog, people would definitely call me a mutt. Last January I was lucky enough to visit County Cork while traveling for a work trip. Here's a picture from the trip. It's of a fort!

I am 27 years old, and my birthday is Feb 25. This year I had an awesome birthday, because that was the day I received an envelope in the mail inviting me to join the Peace Corps and live in Guinea!

Before I joined the Peace Corps I worked at Eli Lilly in Indianapolis. Most days I worked alongside Mrs. Lloyd's husband. Mr. Lloyd is very funny and fun to jump on (we even did it at work!), so I encourage you all to plead with your teacher to bring him to school one day :) At Eli Lilly I was an automation engineer. Much of the time I made changes to computer programs so the equipment making the medicine would work better or so the people using the software could work more easily. It was fun and challenging work, but I was ready for a new challenge--one you'll soon be learning a lot more about!

I was born in Illinois but went to grade school and high school in Highland, IN, which is all the way in the Northwest corner of the state. Think of me if you ever drive to Chicago and see a big sign for Cabela's, because you're really close to my house!

When I was your age I involved with Cub Scouts (4th grade = Webelos, right?), karate, and piano; but my love was definitely baseball. I played first base until my coach told me I was too short, and then I had the time of my life chasing after fly balls in the outfield. All that running around must've payed off, because when I got older I started playing ultimate frisbee and liked it just as much. If you don't know what ultimate frisbee is, think of it as a combination of soccer and football, except you use a frisbee and are not allowed to hit each other. I also really enjoy running, hiking, reading, riding my bike to work, and taking pictures with my camera.


I have one older sister named Becky who lives in Boston, MA. It's a long way away, but I still get to see her quite often.

OK, enough for now! Time to run home and eat my last dinner with my parents before the big trip. Pork tenderloin and green beans, mmmmm.