A Little More About Me...

I was born in Fresno, California on May 24th, 1994. I was adopted by two wonderful parents at the age of 6 weeks old. I currently reside in Washington State with my parents Dave and Peggy and our fuzzy, nine year old black Labrador retriever, Tess.

Ever since I was five years old, I’ve loved figure skating. The grace, the thrill. In March of 2007, I discovered my idols Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov, Olympic and World champs. The duo opened my eyes and exposed me to a much brighter life than I was in.

I am a junior in high school. I am part of a 4-days-a-week, 3-hours-a-day exclusive high school focusing around the creative arts and social equality. I am most interested in history, psychology, sociology, and creative writing.

I am passionate about food. Pastas, noodles, breads, burritos, sandwiches, sweets, sushi, I love it all. In November of 2008, I was diagnosed as being allergic to the protein in cow’s milk, therefore most of the recipes in the "Cooking" category are vegan, or cow’s milk free. I am a pescetarian – so they’re free of meat as well!

I have experienced my good share of health complications over the course of my life. In 2001, I was diagnosed with a hereditary case of asthma, medium stage. In 2005, I was diagnosed with a severe anxiety disorder called SAD/GAD. As of 2010, I currently work on coping with a learning disability, whether it be A.D.D., I do not know. I am also working in orthotics due to a poor foot structure. I am in treatment for a minor skin disorder I've had since 2007 with several diagnoses, but no cure. On top of this, I have dealt with breast cysts and been allergic to pretty much everything and anything you can think of! I am no cancer survivor, but I am living proof that your illness does not define you, and that you can be someone aside from your ailment if you put your mind to it and believe fully in yourself and the journey to reach perseverance.

I am a photography junkie--I snap photographs wherever I go. Nature, animals, portraits, rooms, travel. I have a keen eye, and I love lots of colors. In order to be friends with me, you have to love the camera! This keeps me active and busy a lot of the time. I currently use a Nikon D3000 model.

I consider myself a liberal, moderately political, spiritual person with the mind of an aggressive right-winger. Yoga, meditation, and confidence is pretty much my religion. I have no respect for those who focus their blogs around religion and would never bore people with mine.

I am an ESFJ within the Jung-Myer Briggs personality test, and a CS thinker within the Gregorc thinking style delineator. I am a overly-organized, point-by-point thinker, with a sentimental, soft side that is always there to care for the ones around me.

I am not-so-picky about my taste in music; I’ll go for anything as long as it is not heavy metal, opera or from some peculiar foreign country (marimba being the only exception). My favorite genres are pop, rock (especially the classics such as Queen or Bon Jovi), country, R&B, dance/techno, and classical. I adore The Beatles and Michael Jackson. Vienna Teng and Leona Lewis are a couple of soft favorites.

I am learning more and more every day how to say: "I was wrong." I am quick with words, witty and an extremely fast-thinker. I am stubborn, defensive, and very outspoken. In all my craziness: I am also very sentimental, sweet, generous, helpful, selfless, and often said to be quite “old-souled”. I’m not perfect, as there is no such thing. I will never find it snobby, nor arrogant to know who you are, the weight of your accomplishments, and what you want in life at a young age, as long as your heart stays humble!