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I am empathetic and amiable.
I wonder about lives and cultures that are different from mine.
I hear the sweet singing of my mom and the guitar that she so naturally plays.
I see the incredible love, strength, and support that surrounds me in my life.
I want to show others love and to make them feel important.

I am empathetic and amiable.

I pretend to feel strong and optimistic even on days that are hard to feel the good.
I feel inspired by new places and new people.
I touch the lives around me (or so I hope).
I worry about the happiness and well-being of others.
I cry when I feel the empty places of the loved ones in my life who have passed away.
I am empathetic and amiable.

I understand that we all experience things differently.
I say that love, kindness, and understanding are always the best solution.
I dream of traveling and reuniting with people and places that have stolen my heart.
I try to stay open-minded and to think before I speak.
I hope to spread joy and inspiration wherever I may go, and to find those things, as well.
I am empathetic and amiable.

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I've spent 8 years at an outdoor summer camp in Indiana (2 as a camper, and 6 on staff) and was craft shop queen for 2 of those years (the more fun name for program director) (:

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Me and my twin brother/best friend/security blanket in our fabulous engagement photo (because people tend to assume we're dating).

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I've been to some amazing places, but this was definitely one of the biggest ones on my list of must-sees! Salar de Uyuni-the world's largest salt flat. That's my friend/travel companion, Grace, in the driver's seat and our new friend, Brock, hanging off the back.

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I've lived in Boone all my life, so these mountains have always been my home! (And this is me holding my best friend's puppy, right before I sprained my ankle and her little brother had to piggy back me down the mountain.)

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My incredibly gracious Bolivian family.

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Music has always been a huge part of my life (I have a very musical family). The highlight thus far has been singing "Don't Ask Me Why" with Great Caesar after they saw my cover. (:

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The sweet and spunky girls that I babysit (I adore them).

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My sweet Grandfather, who passed away last march.
(Plus the crazy munchkins who are my oldest cousin's kids.)

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While I was living in Bolivia we (my friend and I) spent some days working at a children's center, and this little human attached himself to me. He never spoke, but one day (this day, right before this picture happened) he reached up and held my hand. It is one of my favorite moments from my time there.

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We have a really big family (on my mom's side) and we are extremely close. Here are all of us cousins plus the spouses (though, with everyone- aunts and uncles and cousins' children- there are 30 of us)
Family is the most important thing in my life!

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My wonderful and fun little family in our matching Christmas pajamas (my dad surprised us with them on Christmas Eve)