Interview by: Maddie Galerston“I think only people close to me know that I do horseback riding, but ... once someone meets me, they’ll start to realize it because I talk about horses nonstop. Horseback riding has taught me many things and has helped me learn some important life lessons. It’s taught me how to be independent because I had to [learn] a lot of skills by myself. I remember specifically one lesson where I was trying to mount a tall horse that I couldn’t reach. All my trainers and my parents came out and said, ‘We can’t help you. We’re not going to always be there for you whenever you need help later in life. You might as well learn to do things yourself now.’ It’s taught me a lot about sportsmanship too because you’ll come out of a competition devastated after losing, but you still have to be happy for the winner and congratulate them. It’s taught me that, in life, you just have to accept whatever losses life throws at you and learn how to overcome them. I’ve also had to learn to be more tolerant of my faults. Sometimes I feel like I’m a little too hard on myself. I’ll get mad at myself for chipping a jump or not going the right distance. Horseback riding has given me confidence because whatever what I’m doing I can make the horse do. I can make the horse listen to me.”
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Interview by: Angela Wu“A lot of people see me as an open book, but I’m really insecure. I hide a lot of what I’m going through. I struggle with hiding my sadness and things. I don’t tell people. Over the past year or two, I’ve been trying to fit in with other people. I didn’t want to stay true to who I was, and I lost sight of who I was as a person. I don’t want to go back to that. Theatre helps me express who I am. It’s something I love, and I’ll never quit it. I always want to have it there. It helps me feel and break down barriers, and it also helps me understand things from other people’s perspectives. I think I’ve become a better, more understanding person because of it. “
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