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.
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.
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
Lastly, I wanted to address this subject of the injustice that has been happening the past few years with police brutality and Black Lives Matter.
It affects everyone especially me as an African girl living in America being called "Oreo/African Booty Scratcher" most of my school years. This subject is near to my heart because I know the injustice faced in life due to my skin tone because I am dark skinned and African. All I know is that God knows and sees the injustice of racism, education, sickness, and all the struggles we face daily.
I’m hoping for a better tomorrow for the future. I know it how feels to feel left out or being the only black person in the room. God made us in different races, ethnicity, cultures, and etc. I hope we will become a light in a dark world by embracing our human race no matter the circumstance. (Romans 12:19). Here is how we can get involved:
by being more empathetic, compassionate, supporting black businesses, and by possibly the immediate action of donating.
Links to Donate
NACCAP
ACLU
Black Lives Matter
Minnesota Freedom Fund