When adults ask you the question, “Who are you?” they actually mean what are going to do with your life. Especially at this age we are supposed to know what we want, who we are, where we want to go, what we want to be and the list goes on forever it seems. Some of kids say they know who they are, but they are liars. Every day we learn more and more about the world. Then we transfer that information into our own brains, and how we process it, is different. We are learning who we are everyday. We are all made up of stuff: memories, experiences, emotions, secrets, problems, love, hate, organs.
When people ask me who I am, I often do not know where to start. There is so much too every single person, it is impossible to answer it in a single sentence. But I have to start somewhere so I will start at the beginning.
My name is Colette Nourie and I am a winter baby- born on February sixteenth 1998. Even when I was little I was a very humorous kid. I would always dress up and play different characters at dinner parties for the guests. My mom was embarrassed and my dad was too drunk to care. Personally I could not be bothered with what they thought of me, and I still do not until this day. I am who I am and if you do not like that, then it is your problem.
On a lighter note, I am a musician, a dancer and an actress. My dream is to attend Pace University in New York City and get a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts. From there I am going to audition for every Broadway show on the damn market and start living the life I was meant too. All my life I have wanted to get out. Get out my house; get out of Milton so I can experience life on the edge. For me, singing, acting and dancing gets me out of my comfort zone. I feel the most “myself” when I am performing.
Having this outlet has allowed me to discover what I am capable of doing if I really want something. I am confident, outgoing, intuitive and loving. It is hard for every one of to say who we are in one sentence. I gave you four hundred words.
Colette, this is interesting. Everything you write intrigues me. You are honest, insightful, and specific. This is great. The only real issue I see is that there is some narrative inconsistency that makes your writing come across as bumpy. The second paragraph and the beginning of your third paragraph threw me off. I respect the edge in your tone, your independence, and your conclusion, but there is a fine line between being edgy and ranting. We should talk about this in person. If you're going to go for the "this is who I am; take it or leave it" tone, then you need to stick with it. At times in this post, I sense that you were conflicted between offering a traditional response and a unique "Colette" response.
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