I believe that curiosity and creativity shape my understanding of the world and how I approach new experiences, challenges, and opportunities for growth. I am a very curious person and I love meeting new people and learning new things. Since family and school have been the two most central parts of my life, I love discovering what lies beyond my own experiences. Having divorced parents since I was a toddler, I’ve always had two separate families, two separate houses, and two separate lives. While this isn't a unique experience, I come from a very small town in upstate New York, and I was the only kid in school with divorced parents. My mom and dad were adamant on making sure me and my sister bonded with our new families, because of this we rarely saw friends after school, attended summer camp, or did most normal activities kids our age were doing in order to spend the most amount of time with our families. This proved to be a very isolating childhood and while I appreciate the work my parents put in now, I wonder how different I would be if I had been exposed to more people and experiences when I was little. Constantly changing houses required me to constantly adapt to the different roles I played. I was an older middle child at my dads house tasked with watching and taking care of my two little brothers, while at my moms house I was the youngest of four and I became the baby. While me and my sister switched between our houses together, we lived very different experiences making us both very independent. The back and forth continued until high school when I went to boarding school where I was forced to adapt to a whole new world of unfamiliarities. 

Boarding school forces you to confront and overcome new challenges on your own, and coming from the childhood I’d had, it was very overwhelming to be placed into an environment with so many people who were all very different from me. I quickly adapted to the long school hours and the structured routine that boarding school offered. I grew to love my high school experience because it allowed me to learn who I was as an individual without playing the roles I held at home. I discovered how much I love connecting with other people and trying new experiences, which springs from the lack of it I had growing up. I found my passion for art and how the process of creating and producing something is where I find the most fulfillment. I sometimes hesitate in being a leader because I learned in such a structured environment, I prefer working under a structured system with clear expectations and guidance. This structure is how I am able to use my creativity to break molds and find unique ways to approach the task at hand.