When it comes down to individuals explaining who they are to other people its usually harder than it looks. I chose to create the slideshow of images to describe who I am because I genuinely believe in the theory that a picture says a thousand words. none the less I still have to write about what it means to me and how it describes me so here goes…
The first imagine i chose was of my first grade picture. The reason why this picture means a lot to me was because I started my education in Ukraine in an all Jewish private school. When I was little I lived in different parts of Europe from Russia to Ukraine and even to Italy for a tiny bit. Each individual place left a small foot print on my childhood from the different cultures and life styles to the different family and friends I had around me. Of course a lot of it I don’t remember because I was really small but that’s why pictures really help. As time passed by I got to experience another new environment and way of life. that was when I moved to New York. This stubble’s upon my next picture which is the Verrazano Bridge. While living in New York I was able to see most of the sides of New York City and see the different environments of the Burroughs. Although some may think that the boroughs are all alike I beg to differ. I’ve lived in Brooklyn and in Staten Island and I went to school in both boroughs. In addition I was also working in the city. You really are able to differentiate so much from the Burroughs even though the only separation they all have is just one bridge. Growing up I feel really lucky that I lived in so many different places and was able to be a part of different societies. This inspired me to slowly get to know the world around me and travel as much as I possibly can. My ideal goal now is to go to a different place each year and get to know the culture and history of it, as well as have fun exploring. That was the reason why I chose the picture of the world. Specifically I chose the picture of where a person is holding the world, symbolizing that the world is in your hands and that most people should go out and see all that it really has to offer.
Throughout all of these journeys of course I had my mom by my side no matter what. In a crazy way she was always more of a best friend to me than an actual mom. Because of that I was defiantly a difficult and crazy daughter to deal with. However, no matter what mess I got myself into she let me learn from it and grow on my own without interfering or telling me exactly what to do like most parents. Thanks to her I became the person I am today. my mom always told me to do whatever I wanted to do, sounds odd I know most parents are pretty strict, but as long as I told my mom about what came to my mind and how I wanted to peruse it she supported me 100%. so when I wanted to become a dancer when I was younger she was all for it and so through the years I got to enjoy my passion for dance and to this day it’s something that will always make me happy.
Aside from my biological family I’ve also had my amazing friends who were getting themselves in the same crazy troubles that I was. The memories that we shared are ones for the books. The amounts of insane things that we all experienced and got away with are unbelievable. When I say unbelievable I really do mean it when we actually talk about half of our memories not many people can imagine something like that happening. For my friends imp fortunate to giving me these story book memories and the support that they always gave me no matter what I wanted to do or where I wanted to go.
Finally the other pictures are just basic hobbies and interests. I chose the dogs playing poker because I’m a huge gambler even though I know it’s not the greatest thing to be proud of but it is what it is. Plus the fact that it’s actually dogs playing is perfect because aside from the fact that I love to play poker I absolutely adore dogs and puppies. Growing up I had a Rottweiler all my life and since I didn’t have siblings I had my dog as my best friend. Kind of cliché I know. I’m also a big sports fan everything except soccer and majority of my teams are New York teams. giants, Yankees, Knicks, Rangers, and well Lakers might not fit but they do have Kobe (: last but not least in m y future I really hope to be a corporate lawyer so I chose the law picture I’ve been studying it since middle school and my aunt has always been my inspiration. since the first grade picture of when I realized what I wanted my profession to be to this present day nothing has ever interested me as much as law has.
Maybe I was wrong this wasn’t so hard to write after all. I guess that’s something that describes me as an individual but like for most its only a smallish summarization 
~anna movchan
