This week’s nascent entrepreneur, Jenny1988, is an avid blogger from India who wants to build her own online business. She believes in following her passions in life and has great sensitivity to nature and helping others. On our site, she was a Runner-Up in the recent 2012 Leap-to-Win AnswerThon, and she states that one of her many hobbies is answering questions. Read more to learn about Jenny1988 and her keen perspective on life.
What is your first name?
My first name is Jenny.
What is your occupation?
I am a student.
What is your Answers.com username?
My username is Jenny1988.
Where in the world do you hail from and what makes this place special?
I’m from Pune, India. Pune is a city which has given me a whole lot of different and special memories. I’ve seen ups and downs, so it has taught me so much.
If you were inviting someone to join Answers.com, what reason(s) would you give them to become a part of our community?
Helping people with knowledge and experience is the best thing that can be imparted. Sometimes it is comforting to know that other people have also faced similar situations.
What accomplishments on Answers.com are you proud of?
I recently participated in an AnswerThon and became a top answerer. It was overwhelming.
What was the last song you listened to?
I listened to “Touch my Hand” by David Archuleta.
Do you view the glass ‘half full’ or ‘half empty’? Why?
I view it as half empty because there is always room for more. There is always a possibility of improvement. A positive attitude is a good thing, but since it often leads to a laid back attitude, it cannot be applied to every walk of life.
You can only pick one: banjo, butterfly, or babbling brook. Which would you choose and why?
I would choose a butterfly because I love nature. The pain and hard work that it goes through to become a butterfly is not a cake walk and that shows that if there is “no pain, no gain”.
What do you find most challenging as an Answers.com contributor?
The biggest challenge is not knowing the details that lead to making assumptions. This means that the askers get inaccurate or wrong advice and information.
What are your special interests, hobbies, or collections?
My hobbies include blogging, coin collections, philately, painting, and reading.
What are you most passionate about in your life?
Right now, I am most passionate to start something of my own, online, and to do this for a living.
What is your favorite quote and why?
Though it’s not my favorite, I chose the quote that I try and love to follow: “Do what you love and love what you do.”
Who or what is your inspiration in life?
There is no one specifically. My parents have always been there providing all the inspiration I need when I’m not in high spirits. But I try to see the good qualities of a person. It just gives me more insight and shows how much I can improve upon.
What do you get when you combine a strong spirit, boundless creativity and a generous personality? 
I can use all kinds of media, like acrylic, watercolour, pencil, charcoal, pastel, plasticine etc. I also do a lot of stop-frame animation and this became my final year project at uni! I made little plasticine animals and animated them with Lego men to create stories about man’s effects on the environment. And when I got bored in the middle, I made a little Lego Darth Vader use a light saber to chop off the head of a hippo. Sadly, the tutors wouldn’t let me use this as a look into the future and it got left out of the final film…
