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What is your favorite attraction at LEGOLAND® California? |
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I love miniatures and one of my specialties is mini LEGO models. Miniland USA is naturally my favorite part of LEGOLAND. |
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What is your favorite model that you’ve worked on in the Park? |
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The giant ladybug in Wild Woods Golf – I built it! |
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What is the most challenging part of your job? |
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Remembering it is a job. One of the most challenging things is repairing old models that have broken.It is hard to put new LEGO on to old glued LEGO that has been in LEGOLAND for years. |
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What is the best thing about working at LEGOLAND California? |
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Getting to create fantastic LEGO models for the park and hearing what people think of my work. |
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Do you work with LEGO when you’re at home? |
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Yes, I even have a room devoted to LEGO. |
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How many bricks would you guess that you own? |
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At least 100,000 if not more. |
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What was the first LEGO set you owned and how old were you when you received it? |
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The earliest set I remember having was the LEGO Homemaker Kitchen (#269). I was about six years old. |
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What did you want to be when you were a child? |
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This was one of my dream jobs when I was a child.I still would like to be a singer, actress, author, and professional quilt designer. |
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How long have you been creating with LEGO? |
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For more than 22 years. |
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What creation are you the most proud of? |
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My best model so far is the miniature version of the Knights’ Tournament Dragon.Even though it is only a foot long, it is very intricate and complex. |
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What would you like to build in LEGO that you haven’t already? |
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I would like to build a giant version of an origami crane. |
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What qualities do you think would make a great model builder? |
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A creative, fun, and artistic person would make a good addition to our team. |
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What tips could you give to applicants on the model builder search? |
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Create a portfolio of their LEGO models and other artistic creations to show what they can do. |
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Name some of your hobbies other than creating with LEGO. |
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I have many hobbies including Capoeira (a Brazilian martial art), quilting, origami, cross stitch, drawing, singing, writing, and reading. |
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