So I guess I should say a lil something about my life and who is most important in it. I grew up in a small town in North Idaho called Sandpoint. My dad is African American and my mom was French Canadian. I grew up in an area that was completely devoid of diversity so it was diffifult to find my identity. I have two older half sisters and two nieces and one nephew. I was an aunt when I was 5. Now I am 22 years old and I just graduated from the College of Idaho with my BA in Anthropology/Sociology. I am currently enrolled in the Masters Program for Education and I will be finished with grad school in the summer of 2009. It is going to be a lot of work but it will definitely be worth it in the end.

So, my life changed on July 9,2005 when my mother passed away from a rare but deadly liver disease. Since then, I took a semester off college to go home and take care of my little sister and the house; thankfully I still graduated on time. Since my mother’s death, I have been through a lot of trials and tribulations but the one person who I also look to for support is my little sister Estrella. She is the most amazing sister in the world and more than that, she is my best friend. I am so inspired by her, she has a 4.0 and is a junior in college! Way better GPA than I had…So Estrella is pretty much my life.

Other than that I love to sing- especially music from musicals. My newest obsession is Wicked which I saw in Hollywood. I love love love going to movies too- I could spend hours in the movie theater (and sometimes I do!). I also enjoy reading, right now I am reading the entire collection of Maya Angelou’s autobiographies. Ok, I am tired of typing but that is pretty much me in a nutshell.