My mother bought this bracelet for me before one of the biggest periods of change in my life, as I am preparing to leave home and move across the country for college. I’ve always been a small-town girl; in fact, most places I’ve ever lived have been classified as villages. NMU feels big.
I’ve thought a lot about those who have shaped me in life to this point. Those who have supported me through auditions, scholarships, performances, ups, downs, moments when I doubted myself, and the wins in life. Their encouragement has helped me become the person I am today. That’s what I think of when I think of kindness—those people who stick with you wherever you are. To me, this bracelet is a reminder to carry that same kindness wherever life leads me. When I pass it on, I want to be able to follow not only where it goes, but also what it does. But I want to see the love in the lives of the people who keep it.
Now I live in Eagle Nest, NM. In a month, I will be living and attending school at Northern Michigan University. I’m pursuing my degree in Musical Theatre, and I’m ridiculously excited. But there’s a lot of me who doesn’t want to leave my life and friends behind.
(This photo is of my friends and me at the State Fair in Santa Fe. I’m in the center at the bottom.)
