Where Did You Grow Up?

Where Did You Grow Up?

Where did you grow up is a question that is different for everyone. Two people could have grown up on the same block, but their experiences and memories could drastically change their personal opinion on where they grew up. Recently, I was lucky enough to have the privilege to interview someone that grew up outside of the country. D09 grew up in Haiti, but not the Haiti that we have come to know from the news. She was born and raised high up in the mountains in the center of Haiti. Her neighborhood was not the average and normal neighborhood in Haiti. While all the bloodshed and poverty was going on, her quiet and peaceful neighborhood was kept on the outside. Her neighborhood was full of doctors and engineers. It was peaceful and well protected from the outside communities.
D09 has very fond memories of her child life and where she grew up. She attended all girl catholic schools that were very, very strict, but had absolutely amazing academic standards. For fun she would spend time outside in her yard writing poetry, reading books and drawing. Her favorite activity however, was doing math problems. She loved to do math. Math was one subject in school that she excelled at and loved to solve problems of all shapes and sizes.
She came to America to save her life. There were problems in her country and anyone who was well educated had to flee to spare their life. Luckily she got out alive. She attended Miami Dade College, The University of Miami, but decided that St. Thomas University was the school that suited her best. She is studying Communication and is in the process of receiving a Professional Writing Certificate. Her ultimate goal is to start a production, publishing and design company. She loves to be creative and put her designs on paper. Since she was 18 she has been designing magazine covers, and this is what has fueled her desire to continue in this direction. She wants to design the covers for magazines and all types of books.
Interviewing D09 was truly a pleasure and I loved every minute of it. Every word that came from her mouth was very articulate and intelligent. You can tell from just spending 5 minutes with her that she is going to make it very far in life. She is driven and has her goals set. There is nothing that is going to get in her way. I wish her the best of luck and hope that all her goals and dreams come true.