....ok its been hours. Let's give it a go. I'm 28 years old, born and raised in Southern California (i know this is a large region, but I've moved around a bit). I'm a Capricorn with high anxiety, an Enneagram 4 and an ENFJ, so you already know I have a lot going on. I never feel like enough and am constantly fighting imposter syndrome. I cry when I'm extremely happy, grateful or just straight up pissed off. I'm the oldest of 4 and am still learning, and failing, at how to be a good sister. My father was born in La Plata, Argentina and my 1/2 black 1/2 white mother was adopted as a baby in foster care by a black couple in La Puente, Ca. I used to always hate the question "wait...how did your parents meet?!" I though it was ignorant "duhhh they met at church." but now i'm like damn, how did they meet that way?! I love my parents and see them more as flawed humans who have never stopped loving us. Being mixed race is one of my proudest and most shameful identities. A beautiful and confusing part of what has made me, me. I have my bachelor of arts degree in communications with a media studies emphasis. Tbh, I chose my mom's major because it sounded like the best fit and i still didn't know what i wanted to do with my life (this would actually take another 7 or so years); the media studies emphasis was alllll me though, that was something I knew i had an interest in. i studied abroad my senior year in South Africa and, dare i say to be a predictable cliche, it changed my life. The things I am most passionate about originated in college and some of my proudest accomplishments happened during those 4 years. After graduating, I worked 3 years as a recruiter at a staffing agency in Orange County. The reason I have a high standard for professionalism and cannot stand people who are late in work settings, is due to this job. So for that I am thankful, but I was so glad to leave too. I decided to quit this job once I got confirmation from God after months of praying and agonizing over my next steps. A full year of preparing, saving, working and planning to live out my goals of living abroad and going to graduate school. I never knew that I wanted to live in London, but that school, and degree, definitely chose me. 1 year and 1 month of living in London. The dreamiest, most surreal, difficult and challenging time that is my favorite year spent on this earth so far. Too much? Well it's true. I did things I didn't know I was capable of, met 3 of my most cherished friends who feel like family, got my heartbroken but in a way that it needed too and met people and worked with people who changed my perspective on life. I love London. I still have hopes to live and work their again someday (a marriage visa works too). Throughout my twenties I have traveled to 13 different countries and 5 continents. Traveling has and always will be a priority for me. It's where I feel most alive and most like myself. Several months after moving back to California, I got an amazing job at a nonprofit where I work now. I live in Los Angeles with one of my best friends and am slowly exiting hibernation as we are coming out of over 1 year in quarantine. I love a good film and tv show, dancing makes me extremely happy, and my friends and family are my heartbeat. Here is where I'd like to share all of my complexities, my interests, my passions and just my thoughts. I want people to feel seen here. So I hope you all enjoy, things unseen :)
-J
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