[MelMellyMel]

Meet Vinny, a laidback Australian tomboy that's obsessed with surfing. As a surfer, her relationship regarding sharks is one of love and hate. On one side, she finds them very amazing and has put in lots of time learning about them, but on the other, she finds them absolutely terrifying. She is a spunky youth that has a problem with conforming to social norms. She doesn't follow the traditional rules set in place, but then again, she doesn't go out of her way to do anything stupid or dangerous. She spends most of her time out on the beach either swimming, or, more commonly, surfing. Occasionally, her schoolwork gets pushed to the side in favor of going out to surf, and that's just how it is. Vinny strongly believes that life is too short to focus all your time and energy into something as minute in the grand scheme of things as school. She'd much rather spend any moment she can at the beach. Out on the waves, she feels liberated, like no one is judging her in those moments. At school she often gets chastised for not "acting like a girl", whatever that meant. True, Vinny doesn't behave as most girls do. She has more friends that are guys than friends that are girls, she doesn't care at all for fashion, and she's not actively chasing a romantic relationship. So what? The world would be pretty boring if everyone acted exactly the same.