Erica Desilva is a senior who is starting her first year on The Student Prints. She is a staff writer who joined the newspaper to fuel her love of writing stories. While she is not working hard at her job over at Kroger, she is out riding horses and tending to her many different pets around the house including rabbits, swans, dogs, cats and fish. In her freetime, Erica enjoys playing the piano which she has done for around 10 years of her life. Another favorite hobby of hers is learning and collecting lots of crystals.