Raised under two very conservative parents who were born and raised in Korea, I was also raised to not be very creative and expressive. Up until high school, I didn’t have many hobbies unless it was what my parents forced me to learn in which they thought will be better for my future. I didn’t really enjoy them so those “hobbies” would never last long.

Ever since I was a little kid, I loved listening to music and moving my body with the music to just fool around. In middle school, I realized that I really loved to learn and practice dance moves that I would find online however I kept it to myself and no one, not even my parents or close friends, knew about it. When I went into high school, I found out about a dance club but I was too scared to audition. Finally on the last day of try outs, I felt that I would regret it if I didn’t even try so I did and I made it! When I told my parents they were were surprised and even a bit skeptical. I decided not to think much about how my parents felt but insead do what I really want. Dancing is a hobby that I’m doing because, I, not my parents, want and that really help me realize how important it is to sometimes think about yourself first. In the past, I never really thought about what would be good for me and didn’t looked for things that would make me happy and always did just what I was told to do. However, now I know that this is your life that you are living, not someone else’s, so in the end it all comes down to what you love to do and what makes you happy.