While the music played, I imagined ballerinas dancing to the music and I fell in love with it. Then, I switched from sports into music, where I learned how to play the violin--I was about 10 at the time. I received my first violin from my grandparents, and I started taking violin lessons. I was hooked. The violin taught me that as long as you try hard and set aside enough time for your goals, you can do anything as long as you put your mind to it. It feels amazing to be able to produce music from horsehair (it’s the white string on the bow) and metallic strings. In high school, I ended up being so good at the violin that I joined Las Vegas’ youth orchestra and my school orchestra. During my senior year, I was the concertmaster (the best violinist) for my school’s chamber orchestra, their advanced orchestra and Las Vegas’ Youth Symphonic orchestra. If you’re able to, I really recommend learning at least one instrument because it’s super fun, but also very challenging!
While in high school, I also worked on the weekends at Starbucks as a barista and volunteered within my community. In the morning on the weekends, I would make coffee and tea and then in the afternoon, I would volunteer with my local food bank or church to make meals for the needy. Even though I was always busy, I made time for my friends and family, and because of that, I feel very close to my Las Vegas family.
After high school, I began college at the University of Southern California (USC) as an accounting major. Accounting is the process of identifying, recording and verifying financial information of individuals and companies.
