i am. in flux for 15 years, i spent more time at a dance studio than my own house. i loved it for a long time (cue McDonalds theme song), but a number of factors contributed to me losing interest and for years i didn’t realize it. dance defined me. it made me who i am, and i didn’t think…

i am. hypocritical im your girl when it comes to saying i will NEVER do something & end up doing it a week later. (im working on it, trust me) i said i would never go to a Migos concert, but somehow i found myself seeing them live three times. i say i hate country music, but end up screaming…

i am. guilty and so is everyone else. everyone has spread a rumor at one point. i have. most of us think that simply mentioning a rumor you’ve heard could do no harm, but it could devastatingly impact someones life. i know rumors have impacted mine. some make me look cool. “I saw Bella at a party last weekend,” when…

i am. frustrated why is it that my siblings can eat whatever they want and be in perfect shape, but if i do as much as smell a french fry i gain a pound (i may be exaggerating a bit). im not saying im chubby by any means, but i am saying that i have worked really hard to be…

i am. open my whole life i have wanted to make a contribution. not necessarily anything you will ever read about in a textbook or see on the news, but just enough to make a difference in at least one person’s life. yes, i know its cliché saying “we all have something that can make a difference” (and even more…

i am. unapologetically me okay, mostly. if i sass you because im hangry, im sorry. if i step on the back of your shoe (which i do often) im sorry. but when it comes to being myself, i will never apologize. i am me and im not going to change myself because you dont accept the person i am. i…

i am. shocked yesterday i got to pick apart one of my friends brains & it was like finding out that Hannah Montana was Miley Cyrus the whole time. shocking! she was constantly bringing herself down by thinking she wasn’t good looking enough to fit in. this girl is the most interesting person in all the right ways. she doesnt…

i am. honored & i’m so happy for everyone else that was awarded as well. as it is nice to be reassured that i am not the most hated person in the grade (because as dramatic as that sounds, sometimes it feels like it), it is only a piece of paper. not to sound like Cady Heron during her prom…

i am. inspired this stunning house of worship behind me is one of eight in the whole world!! it looks like the Taj Mahal but in Illinois! how did we get so lucky!? and not only is the building beautiful, but so is the religion. Baha’i focuses on equality between everyone and is practiced by people from every background. i…

i am. Isabella Ann Malatesta & i know more about the fundamental theorem of calculus than about what i want in my life (and i know a lot of you can relate). i made this page to remind me to always say yes to new opportunities and to get out of my comfort zone in an attempt to find myself.…