Leading up to the 2016 spring season, each member of the Seattle University softball team will be featured in a Q&A session over the next four weeks. Stay tuned each day as all 20 student-athletes answer questions on their favorite things.
Name: Kayla Shuster-Gonzales
City of birth: San Diego, CA
Why did you pick Seattle U? I picked Seattle U because I wanted to stay on the west coast. I’ve grown to love Seattle and I want to stay here after I graduate
Favorite place you've ever traveled: Hawaii
Favorite ice cream flavor: Cinnabon
Go-to song at karaoke: Anything Taylor Swift
Favorite song of 2015: The Fix by Nelly
Sunrise or sunset: Sunset
Favorite movie of all-time: Matilda
Best Twitter to follow: @kaaaylaaa13
Beach or the mountains?: Mountains
Favorite holiday: My birthday
Who is your hero and why?: My mom because she is the bravest most selfless hard-working person I know
Favorite app on your phone: Snapchat
What is something on your life bucket list?: Sky dive
What's your nickname and why?: I have many nicknames. My freshman year one of the seniors thought my last name Shuster sounded like “shoestring” so I was called shoestring Gonzales. I also got the nickname “One Gun” because when I broke my finger my freshman year the cast on my hand looked like a real gun. And the most common nickname my teammates call me is kay kay
Aside from necessities, what could you not go a day without?: The support of my family and teammates.
If you could go back in time, what year would you go to and why?: I would go back to 1995 when all I did was sleep and eat. That was the life
If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?: Any type of Mexican food! I could eat Mexican food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Who would play you in a movie about your life?: Anne Hathaway
If you could have dinner with 3 people from any time, dead or alive, who would they be?: Kevin Hart, Rachel McAdams, Amy Schumer