My name is Olivia and I have lived in St.paul my whole life. I love the cities and i wouldnt go anywhere else besides here. i love the action thats involved all around me in my everyday life. Im an outgoing person whos always down to try something new, i love experiencing new things involved with special activities. One quote that i like living by is"if everything seems undercontrol, your just not goin fast enough" maybe thats why im always doing somthing or always on the go. I believe life throws obstacles at you everyday. some might be more difficult then others but its up to you to overcome then. You never know what life will throw at you, one day you can be doing this then the next that. life is filled with surprises and you never know what your gonna get. I tend to find myself taking things for granet such as my friends, family, my school, teachers, my home life, things i like to do, myself..and it scares me to think just what if? what if everything i cherish was taken from me. What would i do? what would i be left with? how would i live my life? See, i dont know what i would do and it scares me to not be in control of things. I dont really have any hopes for the world accept for just living life. I want everyone to be able to experience life and live it to its fullest potential but ofcourse im not in control of everyone so i have to worry about my life. "love yourself first" is another thing i go by..if you dont love yourself then you cant love period. I have alot of pet peeves but they are just little things. One of the main ones is students being disrespectful to teachers. I was taught to honor and respect your elders no matter what. When i hear teenagers talking back to their teachers when they are trying to teach and help them just makes me cringe. I love alot of things in life but one thing i love the most is being with my family. it might not seem like that to my family but when im with them at thanksgiving, christmas, easter or whatever it may be im the most happiest. My history as a writer is only a few years. i started writing in the 4th gr. My mom and dad were arguing downstairs and I was so angry at them and wondered why they were always fighting..i thought why even get married if all your gonna do is show hatred towards eachother. So I went to my room and started writing. I wrote these 2 poems and back then i thought were so good. I still have them. I look back at these 2 poems every now and then and think wow i cant believe i was 9 years old and had these kind of feelings. i have always been more mature for my age and always looked older but i didnt know i felt this way about my family. Since i was 3 years old i always looked at things differently then others my age. I always knew what was going on with people, it was really weird. Maybe that was a good thing, i dont know but I do know that what I knew made me grow up older and experience things at a young age. Anyways, my writing to me is very personable and genuine. I cherish everything I write about because its a true reflection of who I am as a person.