Mercedes is a friendly, funny and sweet young lady. She also prides herself on being athletic: "I am built like a basketball player," she says. She loves to play soccer, football and baseball. She loves animals, especially dogs, and is very artistic and creatively expresses herself through her drawings, paintings and colorings. Mercedes is looking forward to her first job and would like to eventually become an art director. Mercedes recently started taking independent living classes but is looking forward to finding her forever family with whom she can celebrate holidays and birthdays.