Who Am I?

That's kind of a broad question isn't it? Asking the question of: "who am I" requires us to dig past the superficial birth marks, favorite shoe designers, and movie tastes (for the record, I love anything horror related), and delve into the piggy bank of identity capital that we've gathered over the past 20--and soon to be 21--years of our lives.

For me, I am absolutely certain of a few things that define me. First, I am a mover. That doesn't mean that I sit in class and shake my foot up and down until my neighbor politely asks me to stop. I like to relate it to a nomad in modern times. My family has always had what I like to call "locational ADD". My dad buys houses all over the country, and a few months later, he'll buy and sell more. He was once asked by the town of Vero Beach, FL to stop because they believed he was playing real-life monopoly. I guess that makes me highly adaptive to new situations and new people; it doesn't mean that I like or enjoy moving, but it means that it has become a way of life and I'm accustomed to it. Even now, staying in one place for more than a year feels foreign to me.

Second, I am half of a whole. My identical twin sister is one of the most beautiful people I know (inside and out), and I wouldn't be the same person without her. Having a best friend growing up that did everything with you is the luckiest thing that can happen to a little girl, and I know that I am blessed to have a permanent soul mate. She goes to the University of Arizona, but that's just because she hates the freezing cold, and I thrive best in a chilly environment.

Lastly, I am outgoing beyond belief. This isn't something I was born with. I was one of the ugliest kids in elementary and middle school, and sadly, there were two of me proving just how unattractive I was. Believe it or not, hot pink classes, a palette expander, and bushy eyebrows weren't contributing to my stellar features. But my parents owned a summer camp, and they stressed the importance of always exuding confidence amidst large crowds of people. I may only be 5 feet tall, but I can talk louder, walk taller, and shine brighter than anyone who is vastly over the standing height of a legal midget.

Where do I want to work one day? That's an easy question. The entertainment industry. It holds such allure for me because I know that it is where I belong. I have always been interested in celebrity life, and I have a passion for what other people roll their eyes and call "fluff news". To me, celebrity interest stories are fascinating. I have friends who wish Miley would get hit by her wrecking ball, but I could watch that music video 100 times and still not get bored with the hammer-lick and slow motion wall collapse. Everyone has talent, and those who are at the top are just an inspiration for everyone else to find theirs.