Free Kicks with Julia Falk

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Free Kicks is a series of interviews with members of the Virginia women’s soccer team. In this installment, junior midfielder Julia Falk sat down to answer a few questions about herself.

My earliest sports memory is… When I first started playing soccer around age six, and I was playing on a boy’s team. And all I wanted to do was do ballet twirls on the field.

Other than soccer, my favorite sport to play is… golf

When I have an hour of free time, I usually… take naps.

If I won the lottery, I would… donate half to a foster care program, and then buy my family a nice house.

Other than the United States, the team I was rooting for at the World Cup was… Australia

The soccer players I try to model my game after is… Zinadine Zidane, Michael Ballack, and Brandi Chastain.

If I could make one change to the soccer rule book, it would be… to allow timeouts

The most embarrassing song on my IPod is… Stars are Blind by Paris Hilton

Worst job you have ever had… was working at Bath & Body, because I had to stand all day

I know its not good for you, but I still eat… French Fries

If I could be anywhere in the world right now, I would be… Spain

I just don’t get the appeal of… Wearing clothes that are too tight on you

I am ashamed to admit it, but I really like… teeny bop movies

Most scared I have ever been… on a haunted hay ride last Halloween with the team

Book I am currently reading… Persuasion by Jane Austen

When I was growing up, I collected… stickers