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My name is Sophia Blanco. I am a a very outgoing artsy person who strives to grow and learn each day. Oldest daughter of my parents, and one of three siblings. Constantly finding myself surrounded by water and loved ones to feel a sense of belonging. God fearing woman.

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I am from the land of the Alabama, currently known as Roman Forest, Texas. However I was born onto the land of Wabanaki, N'Dakina, & Penobscot also known as Bangor, Maine.

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Home to me is with my loved ones. It doesn't matter where in the world we end up, as long as we are together I am happy and connected.

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I am at home when I hear the water hit land. The view of the horizon far in the distance where sky touches water, that is when I know that I am close to home.

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Being able to think and say what we believe and not being shut down or harassed. Grateful for the previous generations who have fought to be where we are now.

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Love is the feeling you hold for a person or object that makes time stop. When you are with them you feel safe and free to be who you really are. "Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves." 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

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I offer a hand to hold when times get hard, I offer a sense of protection to the people around me, I offer my patience, my strength, my belief in Christ, and so much more.

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Peter Pan by JB Barnett, is a song I hold dear to my heart and believe through my soul. It was dedicated to me by my father, and has been a song I listen to in times of sorrow and accomplishment. It tells you repeatedly to "follow your heart wherever you go" and that phrase I have tattooed on my body to represent the woman my parents have always supported me to be.

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I hope to learn the facts behind why women are sexualized more then men, and how I can help speak out when women are pushed beneath the standards there are for men. I want to learn how to bring other women up around me as I succeed in my dream to become a Doctor of Dentistry, and fight battles of being a woman in healthcare.

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I want to share my fears in hope to make someone else feel like they are not alone in their battle. I am a people pleaser, and I fear one day that constant urge to please someone will make me push my own goals aside. I am afraid of failure and not being enough. I deal with being self conscious. But these fears are not what define me, they build my strengths and help to prepare me for battles along my journey.