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6-word Memoir:
Learning through experiencing unique situations and individuals.

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I think one trait I've taken from my ethnicity is accountability. Here in the U.S. we believe very much in individualism, and that is definitely something that I value and practice.

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I've often been told I am "wise beyond my years". I am great at seeing others' perspectives. I believe that I think about things in ways that most others do not.

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I value education, relationships, history/stories, music, equality, freedom, and the ability to achieve your dreams.

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Focused
Energetic
Solution-based
Great listener
Gives advice easily
Adventurous
Down-to-Earth
Smart
Genuine
Concerned

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My family has always celebrated the traditional Christian holidays. None of us are very religious, more spiritual if anything. Growing up, my dad's side of the family would go out to eat at a Chinese restaurant in my home town for Christmas.

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My great-grandmother (who passed last year) was from Australia. She met my great-grandfather while he was stationed in Australia during World War II. They married and were then stationed in Japan when my grandmother was about 3 or 4. That Australian and Japanese heritage/pride is alive and well on my Dad's side of the family. My mother got remarried to a Sicilian man when I was about 6. That Italian heritage definitely exists on her side of things. My father-in-law is First Generation Italian-American. Their family does not really hold any Italian customs. All of that being said, I definitely feel like my heritage pulls from many different "pots" so to speak.

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I was born and raised by my mother in Lewisburg, PA. Lewisburg is a rural town in Central Pennsylvania. When I was 11, I moved to Tampa, FL to live with my father. This was a huge change, but it is also responsible for making me who I am today. I come from a long line of very strong, sometimes stubborn men and women. We all endured some kind of extreme hardship in our lives. I grew up very poor which made me frugal and able to enjoy the "little things". It also made me focus on making each day better than the last.