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OPEN MIC:

What do I want to tell people? Don't worry about what other people think. It's really cheesy, but honestly, I feel like if you distance yourself from worrying about fitting a norm or something -- I feel like it makes you unhappy because you may not want to be a part of this normality that seems like it's happening in the world. And I think, just go for things and don't over think it. I found that I always seem to be more happy when I just not think about something and just do it.

 

           Friend: Like Nike.

 

*Laughs*

THE DREAM:

The dream is honestly just to be happy. I've never been one too much about just money or anything... I just want to be happy. That's really it, just be happy. I don't need a big house; I don't need an insane amount of money; I just want to live comfortably. Be happy. 

THE STRUGGLE:

The struggle is paying for my... everything. It's definitely hard trying to save money for school so that when I go there, I'm not instantly struggling, that I have some time to get used to it.

 

And, I mean, you know, like she said, just like trying to like still be family oriented and like be with my family, and be, you know, a good daughter, and a good big sister, and a good girlfriend. Like sometimes it's hard, like, you just feel like you're just focused on working and money, and you forget that you have relationships that you need to like take care of.

WHAT I DO:

I am going to be a student for the first time. I took a gap year off, and I'm really proud of myself for going back and not getting stuck in the rut of just being like, "I work and have a job. What else do I need to do?" And I work at [a bookstore] and [yogurt shop], and it's working for me. It's working great...

 

And I get piercings and tattoos.

 

 

WHY I DO:

I love books with all of my being and [the bookstore] is probably my dream job and I'm really happy that I have the chance to work there. [The yogurt shop] was just some extra money. It's nothing; I have no attachment to it.

 

And I've always grown up around piercings and tattoos and I've always thought it was just a beautiful way to express yourself, and I feel like it's just probably the most beautiful and brave thing that anyone can ever do. And, I wanted to have that respect that I have for other people that have them.

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