Adriana was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. She wrote for her high school newspaper, The Poly Optimist, focusing mostly on film reviews and entertainment. She pursued that interest in college, and is therefore majoring in journalism and film. Adriana believes journalism is an indispensable part of society, and considers film a powerful international language capable of communicating human emotion to anyone, anywhere. Her favorite hobbies include going to the movies, reading classic novels, eating cheese and hiking with her German shepherd pup Lenny.