I was born on June, 17th 1996 in a little town in Russia. I don’t remember much of my childhood because I had moved to America at the age of 2, but my parents tell me a lot of stories about it. According to my mom I was adored by everyone when I was young, there was never a moment when I would be left alone; I had aunts, cousins and everyone constantly playing with me. One of my favorite stories that my mom has told me is how much I would love swimming in the Black Sea, my face would light up as soon as my little feet hit the water and I’d splash around in the waves as if it was the greatest thing in the world, which I’m sure at that moment in time, it was.

I’ve been fascinated with different type of art all my life but I’ve never really been that good at it. I envy those people who can create a song off the top of their head or create a beautiful detailed drawing in under 5 minutes and consider it as one of their crappiest drawings. I’ve always been the girl that never really seemed to fit into a particular crowd because I have such a mixed personality so most of the time I would just try to be a little bit of everything, which creates a bit of an identity crisis. A lot of the time I’m really hard on myself because I never see myself as good enough for anything, I see all these people around me who just look stunning or are super talented and then I look in the mirror and see a girl who’s decent but kind of plain that isn’t good at anything. I like photography because it’s personal, when you shoot a photo, it’s yours, and you take a piece of the world and call it yours. I don’t know if there’s necessary a specific set of guidelines that makes a photographer “good” because photography is personal, it’s based off of the photographer’s own ideas and thoughts so you can’t really compare it to a different photographer because two sets are completely different with different ideas and intentions the photographers had behind their photo.

On my free time, I’m a huge book nerd, I can stay cooped up in my bedroom with a book all day and never get bored, in fact during the summer I get so into reading that sometimes I forget to even eat until it’s already time to go to bed again. I’m also obsessed with British television, it’s much more entertaining than the shows that represent America like, Jersey Shore, The Kardashians and Toddlers and Tiaras. My favorite BBC show of all time is Doctor Who, I even geared up on apparel to represent how big of a fan I am, I have around 5 shirts, 1 belt and 2 pins that are Doctor Who related. I also love Sherlock and Torchwood which are shows like CSI or Law and Order except more humor and of course some amazing British accents. I’m also a huge sucker for musicals Annie, Phantom of the Opera, Sound of music, Mamma Mia, you name it, I am a horrible singer but whenever a song from a musical comes on my Pandora station I can’t help but burst out into song. I don’t have a whole lot going on in my life right now because I’m not really one for sports, although I do really want to try tennis. I’m a full time aunt to the most wonderful kid in the world, my nephew, Lucas. I don’t really have a whole lot of plans for the future because I’m scared to admit the fact that I’m growing older and am going to have to gain some responsibility like choosing a career that I love. I’m thinking maybe something to do with childcare because I love working and talking with kids, they bring me so much joy and I will always be a child at heart so I find it really easy to get along with them. I really do like photography I just don’t see myself working on it full time, I think more of a side job or hobby of photography would be best.

I’m only 16 going on 17; I have my whole life ahead of me to decide on the future and what I want to do with my life. So for now, I’ll live my life day to day and cherish each moment for what it is. Someday I hope to come back and look at this biography and see what I had hoped for my future and what I was like as a dramatic 16 year old girl. Well future me, if you’re reading this, I hope you’re proud and you better be something amazing in this world because when you were 16 that was you’re biggest wish, to mean something to the world.