Personal Intro

Hello everyone! There isn't much to say about me, but I'll try to make this as interesting as possible. First off, I'll be a senior this year, which I find exciting mostly because it's one step closer to college (in case you were wondering, I'm not sure what my major will be, but I'm thinking of someday becoming a physical therapist). I was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and moved to McFarland when I was 9 years old. I have two sisters: Sophia, who is 15, and Mia, who is 9. My family adopted Mia from Wuhan, China about 3 years ago.

I guess one of my favorite things in life is art. All forms of it. I love photography, music, dance, paintings, drawings, movies, sculptures, books, and a bunch of other art forms that aren't coming to mind right now. I've attempted painting/drawing, but that hasn't worked out as well as I'd like it to. My attempt at dance about 12 years ago (ballet class) didn't work out either, so now I mostly bounce up and down and wave my arms around. I'm decent at photography and writing, and so far I've just stuck with those. I've learned stand back and appreciate the rest. I also love travel. I love learning about other cultures, but actually being there and experiencing those cultures is entirely different. I love the idea of being in a place where I know absolutely no one else, and not knowing how to speak their language (well) means that I don't have to talk to anyone unless it's absolutely  necessary (not that I hate talking to all of you, but I'm sure it wasn't hard to guess right from the beginning that I prefer to observe away from the spotlight).

I also consider family a big part of my life. The two halves of my family, my mom's side and my dad's side, are almost complete opposites. I mostly take after my mom's side, physically and mentally. The people on her side of the family are all interested in art and travel (though I'm pretty sure my lack of dancing talent came from them), and we all share the same weird sense of humor. The people on my dad's side are much less... loose, I guess. I'm not even sure what their sense of humor is. But both sides have definitely affected my life and my personality in different ways, so I thought they were worth mentioning on here.