ALOHA

aloha!!

i moved to hawaii!!!

crazy, i know.

many people have asked me why i transferred to hawaii, (& besides the completely obvious answer) i decided to explain myself. 

so here you go:

i was born in las vegas, nevada and moved to pleasant grove, utah when i was 5.

i grew up in the same house (practically) & completed K-12 in pleasant grove.

when i graduated, i took the enormous leap, and moved to provo--a fifteen minute drive from my house. 

twenty if traffic was bad.

i did two years studying at byu, and enjoyed my time.

but.

i also had a lot of heart break

and no, not from boys. 

as you know, i tried out for cheer and didn't make it.

twice.

then i applied for a study abroad,

didn't get accepted.

and the topper: i applied for the advertising program & didn't get in.

life was a good time, but not really.

i had no idea what i wanted to study, and provo just didn't seem to want me apart of their school.

graphic design popped into my head when i researched every major, but the acceptance rate at byu provo is literally 20%.

with my track record, i figured i was safe if i didn't even try.

cue hawaii.

i looked, and hawaii has a graphic design degree.

i got excited. 

i realized that every ounce of my education had been done in utah county.

all of it.

i talked to my parents.

i prayed about it & felt good.

i applied in september.

got accepted november 1st.

moved here january 9.

started school january 12.

and so far, i'm loving every minute of it.

so please, enjoy too many pictures and follow along if you must, i promise i won't be mad:

no but seriously, i bought a super nice canon t3i before i moved out here.

too many pictures.

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