Aracely Hernandez WIC WIC Nutrition Assistant

First Job: Burger King

Birthplace: Culver City, CA

Years at EOC: 2 years

Best advice ever received: Someone read me the serenity prayer once and it always stuck with me. "God grant me the serenity to accept the thing I cannot change and courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.”

Favorite advice I give: “Take it a day at a time.”

Favorite restaurant, dish, or pig-out food: Asian food

Proudest moment: becoming a mom

Greatest personal accomplishment: going back to school

Best vacation I’ve taken: Monterey Bay

Last good movie I saw : Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides

 
Scariest experience: nearly drowning in Yosemite when I was 12. I still have nightmares.

If I had a million dollars I would … pay off my mortgage and bills, vacation in Hawaii, and put the rest in saving for kids college education.

 
Favorite place to shop: Target, Kohls

Favorite childhood memory: Saturday mornings my dad would wake me up early, take me to the donut shop on the corner and ask me, “Where to?” We would usually go shopping or the park. Saturday mornings were our special time together.

Words that describe me best: Caring, understanding, easygoing, responsible, honest, organized

I like to watch: Army Wives

In my spare time … I spend time with my kids

If I’ve learned one thing in life, it is … forgiveness is key to a peaceful heart