“I love this school.” said Amber Olmo. “Because it means so much for me to be here.”
During the Fresno City College accreditation meeting, she heard a lot of negative things about the college’s budget and programs.  As she sat in the meeting, contemplating what accreditation meant, a question arose within her. “What do we do when we come to school?”  She feels that the reason students go to class is to communicate with teachers and students. She stood to make her voice heard at the meeting.  “I’ve learned so much here,” said Olmo, “I just felt like they [the accreditation board] needed to hear something good.”  
Amber Olmo, also known as Amber Lynette, is a 19-year-old spunky Fresno City College creative writing major who has an optimistic outlook on life.  “Everybody thinks I’m on drugs,” said Olmo, “But I’m not. I’m just happy.”  
Olmo feels this way because she is tired of all the negativity in the world.  “Everybody just dance!” she said.  She hopes that her positive ray of sunshine will brighten someone’s day.
Olmo has had her share of hardships throughout her life.  She had an unstable childhood, switching guardianship between her grandmother and father.  She acknowledges that while living with her grandmother she was well provided for.  However, while with her father many nights, she wasn’t sure where she was going to sleep.  “Some nights where we stayed was cockroach motels,” she said. “I couldn’t sleep at night because there were bugs everywhere.”
Although she had an unstable childhood, she still has hope and inspiration. She connects with the strong women characters in the books she reads and television shows she watches.  Many of her female characters in her creative fiction writing express the same strength. “I envision myself as being the strong warrior woman,” said Olmo. “Just hopefully with some better attributes.”  
Her passion for creative writing began at a very young age.  Throughout her life, Olmo has been an avid reader.  This triggered her love of stories.  “I picked up writing when I started reading,” said Olmo.  She loves plotting plots and developing characters for thriller stories.  Olmo uses her writing skills for creating stories, and is also an English tutor at Roosevelt High School.  Olmo said that she loves the way helping others makes her feel because they are getting the help they need.  “I love when I get to tutor someone that brings in an essay because I can help them,” said Olmo.
Even though Olmo is confident with her writing, she has an urge to become a strong speaker.  She admits she isn’t a very good talker, but wants to get her voice out there. “I always feel like I have something to say,” said Olmo, “But it’s hard for me to say it in words.  When I write it I could just go on and on.”  Public speaking is difficult for Olmo because it is “nerve wracking.”  Her inspiration are those people who can make a confident sounding speech without any script or any help. “I envy that. I want to be that,” she said.  
Olmo has big dreams for herself. She believes nothing is going to get in her way.  She plans to transfer to either University of California Berkeley, Santa Cruz or Los Angeles. Within the next few years she sees herself working towards her doctorate in either creative writing, English, arts or film.  “Anything creative,” she said.  Olmo also envisions herself living in a castle on the beach. She hopes to be working in a job where she gets along with her colleagues and working with students.  
“ I’m a dreamer,” says Olmo. “In the end, I’m here. I’m going somewhere. I want to be somebody that encourages people that have a bad day to smile.”