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In third grade, Video Star was my favorite app on my iPad Mini. It was a way for my friends and me to star in our own music videos while putting on comical filters. My friend Morgan and I even started "The Dancers Academy," and at every sleepover we'd choreograph a routine, rope a parent into filming us, and I already knew exactly how I wanted the shot to look. That instinct carried into iMovie in middle school, and then, in 6th grade, I got a GoPro for Christmas. That small

I never claimed to be a runner. In fact, I strongly disliked running for most of my life. But sometime last summer I decided I wanted to run a half marathon, and even more than that, I convinced two of my friends to do it with me. So on August 1st I signed up for the LifeTime Miami Half Marathon, race day January 25th, and I was genuinely excited for what was ahead. September was the honeymoon phase. I went to the running store with a friend, bought new shoes, tried every pre

"Make a wish, it's 11:11." This is something I say nearly four out of seven days a week. I wouldn't call myself a superstitious person, but something about 11:11 has me closing my eyes, making a wish, and hoping so badly it will come true. I started doing this my sophomore year of high school. I made wishes like I hope to do well on my English essay, I hope I play well in my volleyball game tonight, I hope Lauren and I have a fun time at our sleepover on Friday. I would spam