Post #2- My Life Story

 I was born on July 3, 2006, in Los Angeles, California. I loved taking walks outside with my parents in my stroller and listening to them read stories to me. I could read The Giving Tree at around 2 1/2, which shows the extent to which I entertained myself with books, and walk at around 1. My first word was "Mama"; my parents taught me some baby sign language that I would use a lot to communicate. My brother (Caden) was born when I was 3, and after 2 more years in California, we moved to Austin, where I started kindergarten. I was really carefree and inquisitive as a child, and I loved reading typical books like Magic Tree House and ones by Roald Dahl. I learned to ride my bike when I was 6, and that was something I enjoyed doing to play with other kids on my street. In 3rd grade, we moved to Houston, and I went to a private school called Trinity Classical School. My twin brothers (Luke and Noah) were born in 2015. I became much more academic during the 2 years I was there; it was a HUGE transition when I went to 5th grade as I never really experienced public school as an older kid. I went to Quail Valley for middle school in the GTA, and it was basically the awkward phase that everyone goes through. Then, during high school, there was a lot more stress and struggle that allowed me to grow a lot.

I will (hopefully) graduate in May of 2024 from Dulles High School! I hope to go to Rice or UT Austin and major in Biology (or double-major and take Psychology too). I'd want to go to medical school to become a food allergist and do treatment to help adults and children with food allergies, something I highly struggled with as a kid. As for marriage, I guess I'd like to get married around 30 or so; I think 2-3 kids would be ideal. I really like the names Peter and Violet for some reason. I'd want to live in an urban area (New York, California) while I'm single and then move to a suburban area when I have a family. When I retire, I'd want to just explore more hobbies and try to stay healthy; maybe I'll have grandkids by then, which would allow me to hopefully be the fun grandpa. 

Here's a link to Roald Dahl's website: https://www.roalddahl.com/

                            The Giving Tree!

Top: Me

Bottom: My brother, Caden



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