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I’m doing ok, well actually a bit sick at the moment, so feeling quite tired in general but also think that’s the body needing a break so embracing the rest right now. Miami is beautiful this time of year.

Yeah my parents are both french but I was born and raised in Miami, and it was quite a blessing. And I’m happy to say I didn’t take it for granted. My friends and I knew how beautiful a place it was and took it all in. I grew up specifically in Coral Gables, a very beautiful and well kept neighborhood that was made up of mostly families. My current favorite spots are Coconut Grove and Brickell.

That’s a funny question because I really can’t fully identify with both, but since I live in America it might be harder for me to call out my distinct American features. Hmm the most American thing about me is probably my love for hip hop [laughs] that’s the only thing I can think of. And the most French thing about me might be my sarcastic sense of humor. 

Hmm I wish I did feel closer to it. My mother never taught me the language and I’ve only been once when I was 8. It’s a part of me that’s definitely unique and I really do want to discover more about the country and my origins. 

I feel most at peace when I am surrounded by nature. These past couple years I’ve been traveling more throughout the states and have found that I am happiest when hiking outdoors and fully immersed in nature. Disconnected is my peace.

I do. I think most people do and just call it by different names. My spirituality is something that has become really important to me. It’s a focus on my relationship to this higher power that I understand to be a reflection of ourselves, that is in turn reflecting back this higher power. A sort of interconnectedness. 

Yes, I do. I have food, water, a roof over my head and a few people to love and be loved by in return. This, I think, makes me very very lucky. Doesn’t mean I don’t have my challenges and difficulties come up but when you strip away all the excess, I think I am a very lucky girl.

I think when I was younger, I was more oblivious to time passing and able to be just very present. Which at the time I didn’t know how good that was. Then, as you start growing up and arrive to your early twenties, this immense pressure appears from different places pushing you to figure it all out. And you become almost hyper sensitive to time passing and I felt almost like I was failing at time if that was even possible. At 25 I can say I am extremely grateful to be exactly where I am, and looking forward to settling more and more into myself as each year passes. 

Daily I’ve been meditating anywhere between fifteen minutes to thirty-five minutes and I’ve seen the most benefits overall in my life from that practice. Working out has also been a consistent that has helped me through the ups and downs of life. And probably every week and a half to two weeks, I just take a day where I do absolutely nothing. And by nothing I mean nothing, that I have to do only things I want to do. So those days differ based on what I need. Sometimes, it’s staying in bed and watching Netflix, sometimes it’s going to a park and just relaxing in nature it really all depends but it’s basically a mental health day. 

Anything by The Weeknd, he’s a huge artist now, so that sounds a bit basic but I’ve been listening to him since I was in 7th grade and have loved to see him become the successful artist that he is today. 

Climate change is real and fast approaching as we are already seeing the dangerous results of it in many parts of the world. If we don’t take concrete and real steps to limit and reduce our carbon footprint, we won’t have a livable planet in a much shorter time frame then most expect.