Your heart is noble; you should follow it more often.
"Your heart is noble; you should follow it more often - those were my father's last words before committing suicide three years ago. He wasn't a big presence in my life, but something about his words spoke to me. My mom and I lived alone after my grandmother died from cancer. We've lived everywhere, from Chicago to Colorado to Seattle and money has always been an issue. SPU was actually my last choice for school, I was planning on community college. But I'm glad I came here. In middle school I was bullied a lot, maybe because people thought I was ditzy. At SPU, I hope people can see me, not just as a ditzy, over-enthusiastic a person, but as someone who has been through hardship yet remains strong."
