Background about me

First, I want to say thank you for coming to my website. It is long overdue, but I'm excited that I have my own space that I can write, create, and curate without many limitations. For those that are a new audience, I wanted to give a background about myself.

Background about me

I was born in Cabinda, Angola. I moved to the United States of America when I was 6. I come from a big family, and I'm the middle child. My first language is Portuguese, and I'm still fluent, thanks to my parents, always speaking to us in Portuguese at home. I am a very family-oriented person. I enjoy shopping, filming videos, taking pictures, hanging out with friends. I have always had a passion for fashion since I was a child. After years of my love of fashion I decided to started making content online in 2016. I recently graduated from university with a major in Retail and Consumer Science. Go Coogs! I'm excited about this journey together on my website.

I am the baby in the middle with white clothes.

I am wearing the blue jean vest in Cabinda, 1999.

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First Day in America 2001 in Miami, Florida (I am wearing the blue headband).

It was a culture shock for me as a 6 year old.

I mean this Merriam Webster definition of culture shock; a sense of confusion and uncertainty sometimes with feelings of anxiety that may affect people exposed to an alien culture or environment without adequate preparation. I did not like my first year in America. I barely knew a word of English while my family and I lived in Florida. I wanted to move anywhere they spoke Portuguese i.e. Portugal. I started speaking English when we moved to Houston, TX, where ESL was offered in my elementary school unlike in school in Miami.

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A pic of thumbnail my first official YouTube video in November 2016! You should check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_PNxhi8wNU