The slideshow I created represents who I am. The first picture is of a ruin in Cambodia. This summer I visited Cambodia for the first time in ten years and the trip proved to be amazing. The picture captivates the beauty of the country and shows my love for traveling. The second picture is of my dog. I recently adopted him and he has become a major part of my life. I’ve always been an animal lover and ever since becoming his owner, I have become happier. The third picture is of a macaroni and cheese dish. I love trying different foods from different restaurants, and this picture shows my love for food. The fourth picture is of the scenery in Hong Kong. I was able to visit Hong Kong for the first time this summer and it was a great experience. The fifth picture is of a flower. I love flowers and their smell, so this shows my love for flowers. The sixth picture is of a milk tea drink and it’s one of my favorite drinks. The seventh picture is of a scenic view. I love nature and this picture captures the beauty of nature. My last picture is a book that I’ve read over the summer. I love reading and this book is one of my favorites of all time.

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I decided to use pictures from key moments in my life. In the majority of these photos I’m with at least a friend or a family member or even an animal! Even if I’m by myself in the photo with a real smile, it’s not because I’m content with being on my own or because I admire myself, instead the setting of the photo is the cause of my happiness. For example, there’s a photo where I’m standing in front of a large body of water in the middle of a bridge. I was in Florence, Italy for the first time when it was taken. The fact that I was fortunate enough to go to Europe before any of my other family members and be blessed to see such a beautiful site is what made me smile. Not because I was posing for a picture, genuinely because I was content on where I was. Going back to my first photo sitting in the church with a huge dress looking like a princess, that was an important moment to me not only because it was my quinceanera and I was finally turning 15, but it brought me closer to my culture, understanding what it is to be Latina and being accepted into my Hispanic community as a “grown” woman. The photos where I have company of a human form, are there to show that I enjoy sharing special moments with the people that mean so much to me. There’s one of my guy friends and I at prom who I’ve known since elementary school and another prom picture with the girls on the soccer team that became an extra family during high school and I’m so grateful to have encountered. Another moment during graduation where I’m with two of my guy friends showing how we made it through four years of hard work and obstacles and off to begin a new chapter in our lives. One of the most important things to me is family. I have a couple of pictures with my brothers and my mother and random photos of hanging out in the backyard with a campfire to celebrate my 18th birthday. Family and friends are the key to living the good life. Of course we cannot forget the goats and dog in my life. I love animals and i’m obsessed with goats and lions. Obviously I can’t take a picture with a lion but goats are amazing already. All these pictures that are from different time periods of my life demonstrate how much of a grateful, appreciative and an attempt to be outgoing kind of person I am. The cause of my happiness isn’t just because of me, it’s due to the support and love I get from family, friends, my culture and of course my animals especially my lovable pit bull Rex.

Alright, so I decided to go for the boring route and create a ten-song playlist to represent myself, since I couldn’t come up with crap for the other options. Yeah, sorry. So anyhow, these are a couple of my favorite songs. Pretty much all of these are rock songs, ’cause that’s my sorta thing, I guess. Now, I don’t actually relate to the lyrics of any of these songs. Actually, none of the songs I like really have lyrics that are relevant to my very boring life. So how exactly do these songs represent me? Well, if you listen to these songs, you may notice that, despite being rock songs, most of these tunes have a pretty mellow tempo…er, for the most part. This reflects my lazy laidback personality. So in other words, it’s really just the style of the songs that speak to me, rather than the subject matter of the lyrics. They also provide a pretty good insight on my overall taste in music…I mean, these types of songs are probably the only thing I really listen to nowadays. For better or worse.

Click here to see the playlist.