A Q&A With Kamilya Palmer 

 
Melat Woldu: How has your life changed since you tore your ACL? 
 
Kamilya Palmer: I've become really lazy and less motivated with everything 
because I just don't have anything to go for. 
 
Melat Woldu: What type of healing or training did you gain recovery? 
 
Kamilya Palmer: Five days a week I go to the trainer and do strengthening 
therapy to gain muscle in my quads. 
 
Melat Woldu: When will you get back into soccer? 
 
Kamilya Palmer: The healing process takes like 8 months and I’m in my 3rd 
going into my 4th month so i have about three more months of recovery. 
 
Melat Woldu: What’s something that overwhelms you or stresses you out? 
 
Kamilya Palmer: School because it's just a lot on top of me wanting to hang out 
with friends and live my teenage life . 
 
Melat Woldu: What memory instantly makes you happy? 
 
Kamilya Palmer: California because I’m the most happy when I’m there and 
nothing can drag me down when I’m there. 
 
Melat Woldu: What’s the one thing you cannot live without and why? 
 
Kamilya Palmer: I can't live without my phone because it's like the whole 
world on one screen. 
 
Melat Woldu: What do you think is your worst trait? 
 
Kamilya Palmer: Staring at people because they tend to think I’m mean 
muggin them because I have like a resting face, if you know what I mean. 
 
Melat Woldu: Are you a morning or night person and why? 
 
Kamilya Palmer: I am a night person because I tend to sleep in in the morning 
and I’m more hyper throughout the night because I drink coffee during the 
day. 
 
Melat Woldu: Which member of your family do you feel closest to & why? 
 
Kamilya Palmer: I’m going to say my mom this time because I tell her more 
things than I tell my dad even though I live with my dad.  
 
Melat Woldu: Who is your role model & why? 
 
Kamilya Palmer: Tupac because i just like his attitude and I just like his style of 
music. 
 
Melat Woldu: What do you look for in a friendship & why? 
 
Kamilya Palmer:Being able to trust them with any type of news without them 
having to judge me because they should just take me for who I am. 
 
Melat Woldu: What was the best vacation you ever took & why? 
 
Kamilya Palmer: When i went to the Dominican Republic because it was a 
whole new country and they treated me like a queen there. 
 
Melat Woldu: Do you ever wish you had siblings? If so or if not, why? 
 
Kamilya Palmer: Sometimes only when I’m at my grandma’s house alone but 
otherwise not because i like being spoiled. 
 
Melat Woldu: What’s your biggest fear & why? 
 
Kamilya Palmer: My biggest fear is being kidnapped because I’ve seen and 
heard so many stories about that and it just sounds so terrible. 
 
Melat Woldu: What celebrity would you switch lives with & why? 
 
Kamilya Palmer:Kylie Jenner because she’s so successful at such a young age 
and she still has her whole life ahead of her.