I grew up outside of a small town in
Kansas and have awesome parents who have
provided me with many opportunities they and many other people have never
had. Now in my third year at the
University
of Kansas , I am
pursuing a B.S. in
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, a B.F.A. probably in
Illustration or related art field, and a minor in Latin. I enjoy learning
about and experiencing many different things and think it is important to have
a diverse background and unique perspective to succeed in any field of study,
experience, or life. Living in
Lawrence
was a shock at first and certainly has its challenges, but it has provided a
community where I feel comfortable discovering and learning to be myself
. I have a love for contradictions. Being a bundle of
contradictions myself, I think it is important for each person to do and think
as (s)he sees fit; life has its own contradictions that make it difficult and
exciting, and it is when we try to perfect ourselves and weed out
contradictions that life begins to seem impossible.
Whatever I am involved in I study from
different angles and put all that I have available into it. Though people
have said that I think too much, I do not agree with them and am proud to be as
aware as I am and to further pursue that which I am not aware. It is
true, however, that I worry too much, and of my faults, I wear them proudly as
proof of belonging to the human race. I do not attempt to make myself
perfect, but to improve my self by changing weaknesses into strenghts. I
am open minded, though naturally stubborn. I am not afraid to talk about
many things people fear to speak of. Though I am naturally inclined to
love and forgive, I am easily frustrated by the the world’s (including
my own) ability to hate. I am affected most by love and hate when they
reach me through sight or touch. My driving force is the desire to
understand and understanding comes with time, perseverence, study, and
forgiveness.
