What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Contentment with the things you have in your life, I guess. Not wanting any more or less.

What is your greatest fear?

The unknown. I like to be able to know exactly what I’m doing and not knowing scares me.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

I don’t advocate for myself a lot of times.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Being rude or unreasonable or unaccepting of people for what seems like no reason. People who are rude without any reason behind it are the worst.

Which living person do you most admire?

I feel like it’s silly, but my mom. In my mind, admiration is such a big word and I think most people would think of celebrity or someone, but I admire the people closest to me and that’s my family.  

What is your current state of mind?

I’m a little tired, but I’m feeling centered.

What do you consider the most overrated virtue? 

Being book-smart. I feel like it’s so focused on, which is great, but there’re so many other things that you’re not prepared for if that’s the only thing you’re focused on.

On what occasion do you lie? 

If it benefits someone else.

Which living person do you most despise?

I don’t have anyone in mind. 

What is the quality you most like in a man?

Kindness.

What is the quality you most like in a woman? 

The same thing.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

I use the word like a lot and I notice it.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

Music, and just like art in general because it’s just like a big part of my life, and it’s really like a way to just, like, get out of the moment and like, be in my world for a minute. 

When and where were you happiest?

Before 2019 when I was a child. Because after that it kind of went downhill.

Which talent would you most like to have?

It would be fun to be a good liar. It would benefit me.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I wish I could figure things out and make decisions faster. Those are the things that I have a hard time with and I just generally want to think quicker.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

I’m a black belt.

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what or who would it be?

Honestly, just a human because for example, I love my cats, but what do they do all day? I guess they just sit there. 

Where would you most like to live?

Anywhere in Europe, but probably England because the weather is similar, and I’ve been there, and it’s really pretty.

What’s your most treasured possession? 

It’s not exactly a thing, but music.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

Feeling like what you have isn’t enough. Always wanting more all the time is just a cycle, because you can get more, but you’re still gonna want more.

What’s  your favorite occupation?

I think architecture is really cool and I like graphic design as well. Anything to do with art.

What is your most marked characteristic?

I feel like everyone says that I’m kind.

What do you most value in your friends?

Understanding and humor.

Who is your hero of fiction? 

I like Beatrice Prior from the Divergent series because even though she dies, she dies for cause.

Which historical figure do you most identify with? 

I don’t know. That’s too far back. 

Who are your heroes in real life?

My parents, because they take care of me all the time and whenever I need anything, which is just amazing. And some people don’t have that.

What are your favorite names?

I have a list actually, but my favorites off that list are Etta and Samuel.

What’s the thing that you most dislike?

Anything that doesn’t work the way I want it to. Like my computer, most often. I just don’t like being frustrated.

What is your greatest regret?

If I would have pressed my choir teacher more to put me in first hour last year, that would have helped, because it’s an advanced choir in first hour, and it would have helped me and my relationships grow. It would have been so much better for me.

How would you like to die?

When I’m older and I’m feeling like I’m in a good place and it’s not something super painful. I don’t know exactly what that would be, but as long as I’m satisfied it’s ok. 

What’s your motto?

I don’t have one, but I like the saying, “in the world where you can be anything, be kind.”