In the past three years or so I’ve adapted many new passions… I’ve learned to play the large empty piano that sits untouched in my house. I’ve taken up baking (which I’ll be honest I enjoy but I’m not sure I can say I’m good at it). I’ve evolved my love of ballet into a love for tap when I injured my hip freshman year. Research wise, I’ve become interested in the culture surrounding famous serial killers and cults from the past and present. But there are two things that I love both researching and taking part in. Film and Fashion.

My freshman year as one of the business and art credits, I decided to take a class called “Multimedia 2”. I choose it because I have always been creative and loved art. Unfortunately, my coordination (or lack there of) prevented me from obtaining any skills such as painting or drawing. With that, I felt a technological form of art could be more of my speed. This class was an intro to film making, editing, as well as producing broadcasts for the schools network, RCTV. Within the first few months, I had produced countless short films, advertisements, and broadcasts all of which weren’t half bad. I kept it up and by the end of sophomore year I was given the opportunity to film at the Denver Capitol building and won an award for my film. I continued this trend through my senior year but my love for producing films has also now evolved into the love of watching and analyzing them. Over quarantine I was able to create a list of iconic movies both old and new that changed lives in one way or another. For this reason I truly hold film as a passion close to my heart.

Another passion I both research and take role in everyday is fashion. I’ve found it fascinating since I was younger the power clothes have on a person and their surroundings. They create stereotypes, communities, and shape the way a person is perceived from the public. Fashion trends in particular are a rather interesting idea to grasp because they come and go in waves but also through different parts of the world. Something that was popular in Europe in the 90s may now be popular in the US or vice versa. Fashion can even shed light into ones personal life. It can demonstrate a persons financial, marital status, their age and so forth. I follow trends but also enjoy adapting my own and creating my persona as one that I can call my own. For this reason I feel fashion will always be a part of my life and a connection to others.