Besides having a passion for art and animation growing up, music was also a big part of my life. Like watching movies or playing video games, it also gave me many moments of happiness throughout life. There were many times my sister put me down when I sang cause she thought I was annoying, but I'm the type of person who doesn't let people get to me that easily. I've been singing pretty much for most of my life even though music is simply a hobby.

I discovered my love for singing when I was on a vacation to Florida and my friends wanted to sing karaoke by the pool. All of them were really shy and I ended up holding the microphone and singing most of the song. I was so nervous but at the end everyone was cheering and some younger girls even wanted to sing songs with me. It was a great feeling; like being a star for a little while.

I didn't think I would have a chance like that again until college orientation where a lot of my new friends encouraged me to sing. I'm not a professional by any means but I had the courage to try something new. I memorized the lyrics to a song and sang in front of part of my incoming college class. I was super terrified to sing on a stage like that; it's like a having to give a presentation with all of your nerves acting up, except two or three times worse. I asked many of my friends if I sounded nervous when I sang because I thought my voice was shaking and higher than normal. But everyone cheered and it really gave me a huge rush of excitement afterwards. I also got so much support from others coming up to me telling me that they loved my voice.

Music is really important to a lot of people. You see a lot of people wearing headphones and probably most of them enjoying their favorite tracks on their way to school or work, but for me I love to listen to music and use it to calm me down and clear my head when I'm stuck with a problem. Especially while I'm coding games and programs. I also love to sing; you just feel the tension and stress go away when you sing and it's overall a great experience. There's probably a lot of people out there that have great voices too- they just don't expose their hidden talent within them.

Ever since then I've sang a little here and there but nothing crazy like on stage, but I would be willing to take any opportunity I can. Since my primary focus is drawing and game design, I don't have much time for my hobby. So if I get the opportunity to sing I'll definitely take it and run with it .