When I was little, I was afraid of the dark. People say that a fear of the dark represents a fear of the unknown. We don’t know what might be hiding in the shadows. We fear the vulnerability that comes with blindness. As we grow up, fear of the unknown no longer manifests in the need to turn on the light in every room or check under our bed for monsters, but the need to plan out our lives, and to minimize surprises. For most of my life, I had to deal with my fear.As I got older, my fear of the dark lessened slightly but I remained wary of the unknown. I always disliked risks and when given a choice, I took the safer route. Why bother taking risks when you could just as easily choose the safe option with a guaranteed result? <<>>
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I have always loved art and started playing piano almost as soon as I could walk. I don’t remember a life without music. Dance lessons began when I was 6 but it was in middle school when I started to feel the need to dance, to be able to express myself freely. Now, a life without dance is unimaginable. But while I love to dance, I also thrive under the black and white certainty of math and science. Math doesn’t change- it is always constant and reliable. Science does change but its core stays the same while information and technology progress, allowing humans further understanding of the universe. Throughout my high school years, I worked hard, progressing with piano, dancing and school. I was happy to haveboth art and science in my life but didn’t know how long I could sustain the intensity. As the years passed, the questions of the future had only grown. “Picture yourself in ten years,” the adults in my life commanded. “What do you think you would be happy
I have always loved art and started playing piano almost as soon as I could walk. I don’t remember a life without music. Dance lessons began when I was 6 but it was in middle school when I started to feel the need to dance, to be able to express myself freely. Now, a life without dance is unimaginable. But while I love to dance, I also thrive under the black and white certainty of math and science. Math doesn’t change- it is always constant and reliable. Science does change but its core stays the same while information and technology progress, allowing humans further understanding of the universe. Throughout my high school years, I worked hard, progressing with piano, dancing and school. I was happy to haveboth art and science in my life but didn’t know how long I could sustain the intensity. As the years passed, the questions of the future had only grown. “Picture yourself in ten years,” the adults in my life commanded. “What do you think you would be happy