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Birthday
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Life
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Clinging to My Mom
I was very attached to my mom when I was young. A story my mom would always tell was how I would cling to her whenever she was in the kitchen. -
First Memory
My first memory was playing in the sand with a bucket on a beach in Kihei. -
Eye Surgery
I had eye surgery when I was 4 years old. I had very poor eyesight. -
Moving in with my Aunt
We were evicted from the house I lived in from when I was 1 to 5, so we moved into my Aunts house in Haiku. I didn't know it then, but at this time it was extremely stressful for my mom. -
Aunt reading her favorite book to me
This is one of my favorite memories from my childhood. I remember being very close with my aunt at this time because my family was struggling with a lot of things. She read her favorite book to me, that I still love. It made me feel special and it was just a very warm feeling. -
Moving into my Kihei House
This was the house I primarily grew up in. -
Attending Elementary School
I was extremely shy and it was a big step for me to start going to elementary school. I didn't have many friends and I was bullied at the beginning. -
Neighborhood Games
I remember always being outdoors playing with my neighborhood friends. We made up so many games and made a lot of forts. -
Police Being Called
My neighborhood friend and I hid in a closet for hours from our parents. They ended up being so worried that they called the police. -
Camping
A really good memory I have was camping with my neighbors at Hosmers grove. It was just a really good time. -
Grandpa Dying
This was a big moment for me because I was very young and to see my mom being so sad in front of me was quite shocking and scary to me. -
A Happy Day
I remember one Thanksgiving being especially good. I was around 9 years old and everybody that I loved was there. I remember everyone being really happy and having fun. It's a bittersweet memory to me because some of the people that were there are really messed up right now. -
Skipping 5th Grade
Since I started school a year later then everybody else because we were moving, I was a year behind of where I should've been. I decided I wanted to skip 5th grade and had to do a lot of tutoring during the summer. -
Starting Middle School
This was another big step for me because I didn't know anyone and I was still a little shy. This ended up being a really good thing for me because I started to talk more and come out of my shell. -
Seeing Death
This was an extremely traumatic moment in my life, in which I witnessed death. A lady jumped from a high rock at Cliff house and fell 15 feet next to my sister and I head first into the lava rocks. Her body was deformed and there was a lot of blood and it was a terrifying experience. -
First Cheer Competition
Competing in my first cheer competition in Las Vegas was a lot of fun, but also very terrifying because I performed in front of an entire stadium with lots of flashing lights. I had a lot of pressure and I was honestly pretty stressed about the whole thing. -
Realizing I'm Growing Up
I think about this a lot now, but I remember one time when I was 15 that I started having an intense panic attack because I was over thinking my future and my fear of growing up and ended up hyperventilating and almost passing out. -
My Aunts Death
This was an extremely shocking and sad time in my life. In less than a week my aunt who I was very close to was diagnosed with Leukemia. I found out on my 16th birthday and was feeling very depressed. A couple days later she died and I listened to her saying goodbye to me over the phone. -
Concert
This day was probably one of the best in my life. I got to fly to Oahu with my best friend and go see Mac Demarco in Concert. It was just one of those moments where I was really enjoying life and it was such a fun time.