I am originally from Los Angeles, California and I moved to Denver, Colorado around 5 years ago. I love my hometown and do enjoy visiting throughout the year. My best friends and family still live there, so I visit quite often. As far as my influence growing up, it had to be my parents, and especially my sister. My sister, Marina, has always been incredibly smart and held a higher level of education. It inspired me to be like her and continue growing as much as I can. The greatest lesson I learned in my childhood is to be kind. You never know what someone else is going through. As far as my studies go, I went to community college in my hometown, and recently started to work on my degree here in Denver, CO. I am going back to school for nutrition and dietetics.