Who I Am Matters!
I have lived in Seattle, Washington for at least the past 10 years, so for most of my upbringing. But, my early childhood years were spent traveling with my parents and sisters across Europe for their jobs. My mom’s mother (my grandmother) is Czech, her dad (my grandfather) is of French-creole descent, and my dad’s side is Norwegian. While I didn’t grow up immediately immersed in any of these cultures, I do feel deeply connected to my family history and value having many different influences in my life. I do not attach the concept of my home to specific houses, because we have not lived in the same one for more than 6 years at a time. Rather, I feel bonded to the memories and relationships that my family have formed in each place that we have lived. In a sense, they all represent different snapshots of what my life was like during that time. I feel that the time I have spent traveling and experiencing frequent change, especially in my earlier years, has contributed the most to who I a...