5 Things I Learned my Freshman Year of College

College is what you make of it. 
College is a lot different than high school. If you don't want to do your homework, you don't have to. If you don't want to go to class, you don't have to. If you don't want to hang out with friends you don't have to. That being said, your college experience is really what you make of it. You do not have anyone there to tell you to go to class or do your homework and your mom isn't there to wake you up in the morning. If you want to succeed in college, you have to work at it yourself. If you want friends in college, you cannot just sit in your dorm room all the time, you have to get out there. I urge you to  at least make a mental list of all the things you want to accomplish in college and then set out to make those things happen.

You will third wheel with your friends and that's ok.
I ended up third-wheeling my best friends probably about 70% of the time. And you know what? I loved it. Maybe that's because two of my best friends were dating each other but in any case, it can be fun. At first, I started to get extremely down on myself, wondering why they weren't the ones third-wheeling me, however when you change your attitude, it can actually become extremely entertaining. Learn to be friends with whoever your friends are dating. Trust me it will save you many boring and envy-consumed outings. So do yourself a favor. Relax and have fun. And just because you don't have a significant other right now, doesn't mean you never will.

Call home like every day. 
Your parents want to know what/how your doing. That's pretty much common sense. But something I did not realize until I got to college was that updating your parents on whats going on in your life is actually very fulfilling. I talked on the phone with my mom at least every other day my entire first year of school and it was great. She knew all of my school struggles, my plans, and my drama. Because you are now an adult, your parents cannot force you to do anything however they give great insight into your life decisions. Let your parents become your best friends and tell them everything.

It is ok to not participate in every single social activity.
Let me share with you a little secret. College is full of social activities. Ok that's not really a secret but what I didn't know before coming to college was the fact that there is always a party going on somewhere and someone always wants to hang out. I'm not kidding when I say that I could have probably filled my time 24/7 with social activities. There is always something to do. That being said, you need to learn that it is ok to say no to hanging out with your friends once in a while. There is a fine line between having no friends, and failing all of your classes because you were too busy partying. If you say yes to every hang out in college, you will find yourself not having any time for school (which is the real reason we are in college in the first place). Sometimes you need to turn down the YOLO mindset just a little bit because, yes sometimes it seems like you need to live every moment to the fullest and hang out with friends, however we need to remember that our responsibilities are part of living a fulfilling life.

You do not have to be best friends with everyone.
You will meet A LOT of people in college. At the beginning of my freshman year, I probably met at least 5 new people a day. While its good to have an open mindset, it isn't good to expect that you will become best friends with everyone you meet. By the end of freshman year I probably had 15 phone numbers in my contact list from people I only met once. Get used to introducing yourself, where you are from, and what your major is because I probably said those things at least 100 times my first two weeks of college.
Do not expect to have the same views and ideas about the world that everyone else does. You will meet some very different people at college. You do not have to be best buddies with them but you do however need to respect their ideas and be kind.

What if it was your Brother?

 My little brother loves Star Wars. He is a basketball champion and a chess master. He always shares his presents and candy with everyone. He will spend all of his allowance money just so he can buy my mom flowers for Mother’s Day. He is 12 years old. His name is Sean. He is Korean. And because of abortion, he may have not existed.

 Abortion should be illegal in the United States because of the immorality of it, the opportunity of adoption, and the right that all Americans have to life. Now before I dive into my reasons why, I need to make something clear. When I am referring to abortion in this paper, I am excluding abortion in the case of rape, incest, and danger to the mother. I personally believe those are the exceptions. Everything else is murder. Here is why.

Now, back to my brother. My little brother Sean was adopted from South Korea when he was 5 months old. His mother placed him in foster care just days after he was born. Because it was a foreign adoption, my family does not know all of the details on why his birth mother decided to give him up. Despite this, we are forever grateful to her for putting my little brother up for adoption rather than have an abortion because it means I can have my little brother. Technically, abortion in South Korea is illegal but it is still common for women to do it themselves or have illegal procedures done.

 A lot of times people look at abortion just through the minds of the mothers and only concern themselves with the mother’s feelings. But what about all of the women who are unable to have their own children? What about the agony they have gone through while they have waited for that pregnancy test to turn positive? My older sister Natasha died a stillborn. She was full term and my mother had to deliver her as if she was alive. But she wasn’t. That brought my mother so much pain to hold her dead baby in her arms after a 9-month long period of excitement for her future family. It makes me sad that women still choose to willingly kill their babies when other women want to have one so desperately. There are thousands of willing couples who are looking to start their family but are physically unable to. Now, I understand that not all environments are ideal for bringing a baby into. For example, the mother might have to raise the child in poverty, without a father, or in a rough part of the world. Despite this, there are many families that are able to care for these children. Even if the children do not get adopted by the time they are 18 isn’t it better for them to have a life full of hope rather than no life at all?

I agree with most people that when you kill a person, it is murder. You are taking away their life and the potential that they could have fulfilled in the future. Murder is inherently wrong and I don’t think many people disagree with that statement. Now what if I said that since 1973, there have been over 50 million murders of innocent people. That is almost nine times the amount of Jews who died in the Holocaust. If we honored each of those people with a moment of silence, we would be silent for over 100 years. Ok now I know what you are thinking. You might jump back with the argument that these aborted babies are not human.  However, a human heart begins to beat just 18 days after it is conceived. If we pronounce someone dead at the time their heart stops beating, why don’t we pronounce them alive when it starts. When you kill a pregnant woman, you are committing a double homicide, so if the baby counts as living then, why doesn’t it count when the mother kills it? Now that we have established that the baby is living after 3 weeks into the pregnancy, there shouldn’t be any question whether abortion should be legal after 3 weeks. What about abortions before 3 weeks? Technically, yes, the baby is not alive yet. But, there is still the potential to create a whole new life. A whole person with their own dreams, fears, and goals. How could we take all of that away from someone?

Just because a child spent time in foster care does not mean they will have a life full of misery. There have been many famous figures who were adopted, including Bill Clinton, Steve Jobs, Babe Ruth, and Marilyn Monroe, just to name a few. Even President Clinton, a Democrat, said, “Perhaps there is no greater miracle than finding a loving home for a child who needs one.” There are about 135,000 children adopted in the United States every year. There are about 125,000 abortions in the United States every day. It should not be harder to save a baby then it is to kill one.

            Abortion goes against everything that America even stands for. In the Declaration of Independence, it states that we all have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When these babies are aborted, we are taking away their right to life. In America, we always say that “we are born free, but when we kill these babies, we make it so they are not even free to be born”-Anonymous.

“ The mother does not get to choose whether or not her baby gets his/her rights. The mother had a choice-her choice to have sex. I guess you could say that we are all pro-choice. We had the choice to choose birth control or abstinence. Having the baby is the consequence, not the choice. When a person murders someone, they do not get to choose whether or not they go to jail. When a woman gets pregnant, she cannot choose if she wants to give birth to it. Sure it is the woman’s body and she can choose what she does with it, but the baby inside her is not her body. It has its own organs, thoughts, feelings, and DNA. After conception, it is no longer just the woman’s body, therefore she does not get to decide what to do with the baby at that point. The baby has their own set of rights that are clearly violated when they are killed. Ronald Reagan once said, “I’ve noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born”. These babies cannot fight for their lives and so we need to do it for them.

            What about if the baby is going to be severely disabled or basically a vegetable because they will not even have brain activity. Is abortion ok then? Still no. A person is a person even if they cannot respond to the world around them. Many people supporting abortion say that when a baby is born with no brain activity, they are technically not still a person but I disagree. To illustrate my point, I would like to share a story of a family from American Fork, Utah. Charity Yorgason was born without a brain. Yes you read that right. She was born with no cerebrum or cerebellum, just a brain stem at the base of her skull. Because the brain stem controls your autonomous nervous system, Charity was still able to breathe and her heart could still beat. However, because she had no brain, she could not see, hear, talk, have her own thoughts, or even feel touch. Many people questioned why the parents didn’t choose to abort her because she would have a life full of misery. However, I firmly believe that Charity was an angel sent straight from heaven. Whether you are a religious person or not, there is not a doubt that she taught this family about love, selflessness, and compassion. Maybe that was her real purpose on this Earth.  The family remarked that they knew that Charity had a spirit inside of her body. She could sense when something was going wrong in the house and she would react to different types of music. She would still smile and chuckle because those can be involuntary actions. Most babies with anacephaly (being born missing part or all of the brain) do not even live to be a day old. Charity, however, lived to be eight years old. Her story is proof that even someone without a brain is still human. They can still feel joy and teach others vital lessons. She proves that no life should go to waste and everyone has a purpose here, whether they can even realize it or not. This family she grew up with was not her blood related family but her adopted family. I realize that not all families are well equipped to take care of a baby with such extreme disabilities but my point is that there is a family out there that is willingly to take care of these disabled children.

            No life should end before it even starts. We should not murder babies in fear that they might one day be abused or mistreated. Every life matters and every person can make an imprint on the world. This is a miracle, not a burden. No baby should be killed because they are inconvenient or came at the wrong time. Mother Teresa once said, “We must not be surprised when we hear of murders, of killings, of wars, and of hatred. If a mother can kill her own child, what is left but for us to kill each other. A nation that kills its children in the womb has lost its soul.” I would love to keep talking about reasons why abortion should be illegal, but I need to go call my little brother.

I thought I could Fly

            I heard my Dad’s old Saturn pull up into the drive way, as Barbie and Ken played out a great story I had created. As soon as I heard the old front door creak open, I ran upstairs and jumped into my Dad’s arms. It was time for “Birdy”.

            In order to explain “Birdy” fully, I must first tell you about my personality as a little kid. My mom always said that when she gave birth to me, I came out doing somersaults. I used to get in trouble for jumping on my bed long after my parents tucked me in. I spent hours jumping on the trampoline. I used to find secret ways to get on the roof of my house even though my parents told me not to. Every adult always said, “You are such a little monkey”. I once jumped onto a big lamp hoping I could swing on it but instead it came crashing to the ground. I was put into gymnastics during preschool and automatically excelled. I was always happy and was so spunky and active. I would fall asleep doing just about anything and my dad had to carry me to bed almost every night. I had the wildest imagination. I would spend entire days as a cat or a princess. I was not an ordinary kid. I could fly.

            In order to practice my flying abilities, I decided I would play “Birdy” every day. As soon as my dad got home from work, he would proceed to the bottom of our six-stair landing and I would back up into the kitchen, run about 15 feet to the edge of the top stair, jump off, and flap my little wings as hard as I could. My dad would always be at the bottom to catch me-which kind of annoyed me because he was stopping me from truly experiencing my flight. I then ran back up the stairs and repeated the process multiple times. I was close to being able to fly on my own. Even gravity couldn’t hold me back. I was determined to succeed. It was time to take off.

            On the day of departure, I prepared myself for my journey. Without anyone in my family knowing, I took a running leap off the stairs and flapped as hard as I could. Not quite as hard as a hummingbird but more like a sparrow.  For a couple moments it was pure bliss. I looked down and I could see the tiny buildings and cars driving by. I looked up and I saw the clouds, puffy and white. And then, it happened. I realized I was falling. I flapped my wings even harder, but to no avail. I saw the brown carpet coming closer and closer. Gravity got the best of me and I fell, hit the 4^th stair, and tumbled all the way down (which is quite a far way for a 4-year-old). As I lay at the bottom of the stairs in a crumpled heap, head throbbing, I felt defeated. Why hadn’t it worked? Were my wings not strong enough? Drowning in my own thoughts, I did not even notice my dad patting me on the back. “Chorus, why did you jump down the stairs?” Lip quivering and chin trembling I replied, “I…I thought I could fly”.

Once my dad knew I was all right, he proceeded to chuckle. My faced turned red. I was both embarrassed and angry. My dreams were crushed. I couldn’t fly. In my mind, I had imagined myself as a bird, therefore I was a bird. I had told myself I could fly so many times that I began to believe it was true. Was I too gullible and naive? No I do not think that is it. I had great confidence. I had dreams and I always tried to shoot for the stars. This experience defined my outlook on life.

Although this experience taught me that I cannot literally fly, it represented what I strive to be every day. Throughout my life, I have always tried to be the best I can be.  I earned good grades in school and I exceled in sports. In high school, I was an amazing singer, cross country runner, and tennis player. I fought for things like a great ACT score or the internship I received at a hospital in my hometown. I strived to do everything I could to get accepted into BYU and succeeded. I am now doing everything I can to be accepted into the nursing program and after that, to be the best nurse I can possibly be. It has been ingrained in my brain from a young age that I can do anything I set my mind to.

I have always been confident. It is part of who I am. I always knew I could do big things. When given the opportunity to sing a solo in front of hundreds of people, I took it. When given the chance to jump out of a plane, I did it. I know I can succeed if I just set my mind to something. Even as a little kid I knew I could fly. At that time, I thought it was literal but as I grew older I found it was more metaphorical. I started running cross country in high school without ever having run before. I wanted to learn how to play the ukulele so I got one for Christmas and have been practicing since. I hate being told I cannot do something. This has become very helpful throughout my life as I have done hard things.

 During the winter of my sophomore year, I really started to struggle with anxiety. There was one particular weekend in January that I lost about 15 pounds in 3 days. I could not eat because my anxiety made me feel physically sick. None of my pants fit. Even with a belt, the pants I could wear in 6^th grade were falling down. I knew I needed help. With the help of my parents, I scheduled an appointment with a psychologist. I did what she told me to and took the medicine she prescribed. I made sure I never stayed home from an activity for fear that I might have anxiety. I have had friends and family members with anxiety who refuse to take their medicine because they want to be “normal”. I understand that the only way I can be “normal” is to take my medicine. While they struggle through their anxiety, I am doing great and haven’t had anxiety as bad as that one weekend in January ever since. Today I can proudly say I have almost completely beaten my anxiety.

From the very beginning of my diagnosis, I knew I could get better if I really tried. I did everything I could to help myself. Even in the midst of this trial, I still had my “bird” mentality that I could do anything I set my mind to. Although this was just one trial of many that I have gone through in my life, this mentality of never giving up and flying as high as I can has helped me immensely. I know that no matter what life throws at me, I can get through it with a smile.

 Despite the hardships of my life, I have always tried to have a positive and happy outlook. One of my favorite quotes says, “I’m looking up because that is where I want to be”. My desire to fly as a little kid was just an analogy of my life. Jumping down the stairs and flapping my wings was just the beginning. 

19 Things I Have Learned in my 19 Years

In celebration of turning 19,  I would like to share with you 19 things I have learned in my 19 years of living on this Earth.

1. You can find things to be grateful for in EVERY situation. 
This honestly has made me so much happier as a person. Think about any situation you encounter in life. There is always something to be grateful for. For example, if you are upset you have run out of chocolate cake, be happy that you had chocolate cake in the first place. Or if you got a bad grade on a test, be grateful you have the opportunity to go to school and learn in the first place.

2. Drink water and lots of it.
I have learned that water can pretty much fix every situation. Have a headache? Drink water. Feel nauseous? Drink water. Got dumped by your boyfriend? Drink water. Ok maybe not that last one but in all seriousness, water is so vital in our daily lives. I think we sometimes underestimate how much water we need to drink and I am definitely guilty of not drinking enough water. Your brain actually does not work as well without enough water. Our brain is made of 75% water. I like to compare our brain to jello. Without water, our brain is just a dry, useless, powder, but add water and its volume, capacity, and usefulness increases significantly.

3. There is no shame in having a mental illness.
I have come in contact with many people who suffer from various mental illnesses. These people include my friends, my family, and even myself. But if there is one thing I have learned is that mental illnesses should be treated just as seriously as any other sickness of the human body. Why do we show sympathy to the cancer patient but shy away from talking about the patient suffering from anxiety? We should never feel embarrassed for seeking out help for ourselves or others. Medicine for mental illnesses should be taken just as if medicine for diabetes would be taken. Some of the smartest and most intelligent people I know have or currently suffer from a mental illness. I like to think that instead of having something wrong with your brain, you just look at things differently than most people do. And that's ok.

4. Quality over Quantity when it comes to friendship.
If there is anything I have learned about friendship through my years is that it really does not matter how many friends you have as long as the ones you do have are very good friends. In high school, I was not really that popular and I did not consider myself to have tons and tons of friends. However, the 3 close friends I did have taught me so much about friendship and life and I still am friends with them today. Think about it. Would you rather have 10 pennies or 1 quarter? Having more friends is not necessarily a good thing if they are only what I consider "surface friends".

5. Do Yoga.
Yoga is for everyone. Really. There are different intensities and types of yoga but I guarantee that yoga can benefit everyone. I personally love hot yoga where the temperature in the studio is 95+ degrees. Yoga makes you reconnect with your body and mind and helps you to kind of restart for the day.

6. Do not be afraid to ask for help.
We were not meant to go through life alone. We were not meant to go through life without asking for help. Whether it be help with relationships, school, health, etc., giving and receiving help are two very important aspects of life. We should not be embarrassed or ashamed to ask for help. We are all only human.

7. Learn to enjoy learning.
You will experience schooling in this life. Most people go for at least 13 years of their life. So instead of suffering through it, learn to enjoy it. Be grateful that you have the opportunity to study many different subjects and find things you enjoy about every subject.

8. If something scares you, do it.
Being scared means you are about to do something really brave. For example, I knew that skydiving would give me a huge rush so...I went this past summer for my high school graduation present. Why go through life wondering what it would be like to do certain things just because you were too scared to do them. Take risks. Smart risks, but take risks.

9. There is nothing wrong with taking naps.
I feel like there is a stigma that if you take naps often then you are lazy. However, some of the most productive and smart people I know take daily naps. As long as it does not get out of hand, I do not think there is anything wrong with taking a nap. Instead of taking a break and watching Netflix during the day I usually will take a nap because if you are going to slack off you might as well do something good for your health.

10. If you are going to have an opinion, be passionate about it. 
I have been known to be good at arguing. While that might sound like a bad thing, I have learned to do it in a very diplomatic and polite way. In high school, people used to wish I was on their debate teams in class because we would be sure to win. The reason I was so successful was because I genuinely cared about what I was debating about. Do not be indifferent to the world's issues. Pick a side and go wholeheartedly with it. Just make sure you do your research and don't just go with what everyone else thinks is cool.

11. Don't wear makeup because you feel like you have to. 
Wear it because it makes you feel even more beautiful than you already are. Now I know this sounds cheesy, but DO NOT wear makeup because society tells you to. Personally I have no problem going out in public without makeup however I do feel a lot better when I do wear it. If that is the case, wear as much or as little makeup as you want to.

12. We will see our loved ones again.
 I know for a fact that when our loved ones die, we will see them again. I know this because of what I have been taught in my church. I also know that not only we will see them again when we die, but they are always with us and watching over us. This has been such a comfort to me as I have lost people I care about. Death is not the end.

13. Do not try to rush relationships. 
The best relationship I ever had lasted about a year and I contribute that mostly to the fact that we were just close friends for a long time first. All of the relationships that have ended badly was because I tried to rush something that was not there yet. Long story short, take your time and enjoy every aspect of dating.

14. Disneyland is a sacred place.
In my family, Disneyland has always been the happiest place on Earth. I know, I know, I sound like a commercial for Disney, but if you can afford it, go. I have felt my happiest and most peaceful on days spent with family at Disney. Walt Disney was a genius and really had the family in mind. Disney will always hold a special place in my heart.

15. Hot bubble baths are great things. 
If there was one thing I learned at college this semester, it was that I really miss having a bathtub. I know that baths seem kind of weird to a lot of people but they are so relaxing! Get me
a good book and some nice bath salts and I am set. It is such a good way to be alone with your thoughts and really take time away from the busy world.

16. Do not take anything for granted.
I am going to share an example to illustrate my point. I found I was allergic to oranges about 2 years ago. Shortly after that, I started craving oranges and orange juice so much. Fortunately, I was able to drink orange juice because it has been pasteurized so the heat has made it different in a way I am not allergic to. I started drinking about 3 cups of orange juice a day just to get my orange fix. While oranges are such a simple thing, they turned into a luxury once I could not have them anymore. My point is, do not take ANYTHING for granted because you never know when it will be taken away from you.

17. Singing is a form of art.
I discovered a long time ago that I am absolutely terrible at anything that involves arts and crafts. I used to feel kind of left out when people talked about expressing themselves through art. I felt as though I could not contribute. That was until I learned that music and singing are a way of expressing yourself and that I was quite good at both. Instead of art in high school I decided to take choir and voice lessons. I realized that my talent was singing and there was nothing wrong with not being able to even draw a decent stick figure.

18. Running makes you mentally strong.
Running is hard. Really hard. I did cross country in high school not because I liked to run. I did it because all of my friends wanted me to. While suffering through those long, hot, brutal runs or the fast paced 5Ks, I learned that running is only half physical. The other half is completely mental. Your body can ALWAYS go farther than you think it can. I started applying this to other aspects in my life and it made me a stronger person. Oh and BTW, I eventually learned to love running, so it is possible people.

19. Belly laughs are the best.
One of my favorite things in the entire world is laughing so hard that you feel as though you are getting an ab workout and you are about to pee your pants. That moment when you are laughing so intensely that you kind of just look around and realize that you love those around you is one of the best moments someone can experience. I think there needs to be a word for this kind of love and joy that you get from laughing until you are crying.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!
For this post I have a variety of thoughts I would like to share. I will break this post up into two  different sections.

Faith in Humanity Restored
I work at a Hawaiian Fast food restaurant in the food court at my college and we sell Dole Whips like they sell in Hawaii and at Disneyland. While I was working on Monday night this guy came up to buy one and then asked me to deliver it to a girl sitting and doing her homework. At first I thought that he was buying it for a cute girl he saw in the food court but then he said he had seen her spill her's right when she sat down so she did not get to eat any of it. He bought her a new one and then asked me to go deliver it to her anomalously. It was the sweetest thing. When I went up to give it to her it looked like she was having a stressful day and after I explained why I was giving her a brand new Dole Whip she just said, "Are you serious?!" She had the biggest smile on her face. This small act of service brightened my day even though I personally had nothing to do with it! Afterwards I decided I wanted to be like that guy. I want to be the type of person who notices other people's problems and instead of just being an innocent bystander, does something to help that person.

Little things I am Thankful for: 
In the spirit of Thanksgiving I thought I would provide a list of just some basic things that I am thankful for:

• Comfy beds
• Umbrellas on rainy days
• Long socks with boots
• warm clothes in cold weather
• glasses for my poor eyesight
• a freshly made bed
• White rice
• Fruit flavored water
• My amazing family
• cozy sweaters
• The ability I have to go to class and learn
• BYU football and the fact we beat Utah State!
• Greys anatomy
• Strawberry applesauce 
• Warm bubble baths 
• Movie theatres
• Family game time
• Frozen pizza
• Fuzzy blankets 
• My Savior Jesus Christ
• The wonderful church I belong to
• Indoor plumbing
• Modern medicine 
• The internet 

When Life Gets you Down: 

On November 25, my family visited my older brother Adam's grave sight. He died about four years ago. November 25 would have been his 31st birthday. My brother Adam had a saying that "When life gets you down, eat a glazed donut". Things were not always easy for him but he still found joy in the little things. I love this quote because it reminds me to be happy and thankful for the small things in life. 

I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving with friends and family! 

My Zest for Life

Hey you beautiful human who has happened to stumble upon my blog. My name is Chorus Ann and I am a freshman in college. I have decided to start this blog because 1. I love sharing my life stories with people and 2. I want to help people in any way that I can. So what is up with this blog title? My Zest for Life. Ever since I was a kid my wonderful parents have been telling me that I have a passion and love for life more than they have ever seen. They always say how happy I am. One day at a church activity, my parents were asked to pick one household tool that describes me. They picked a lemon zester because I have a certain zest for life! To me this kind of confused me because I thought everyone was this way. That was until I went to high school and college and people would always ask me why I was so happy all the time I pondered that question until the only answer that made sense was "Why not?" Why wouldn't we be happy when there is so much to be happy about. Now before you click out of this blog and say "Gross another blog post about a over privileged white girl who has had the perfect life" stop, because that is far from the truth. I have had my fair share of hardships in this life. That is one reason I wanted to create this blog so I can help others with similar experiences as me. But before I do that I feel as though I should introduce myself a little. I grew up in Denver, Colorado and I now attend Brigham Young University as a pre-nursing student. Now you are probably thinking, "Is this girl Mormon?" Yes. Yes I am. But even if you are not Mormon please keep reading because that is not what the majority of my posts are going to be about. I have two older brothers, a younger sister, and a younger brother. I will talk more about them in later posts. I have two wonderful parents who I love very much. I love chick flicks, I was a gymnast for 8 years, and I love to sing. This is somewhat ironic because my name is Chorus, and yes that is my real name. There are three reasons for this: 1. My parents met in marching band in high school. 2. My mom was a music major in college. and 3. They named me that after the Hallelujah Chorus of angels in the Bible and in the Book of Mormon. I love my family and my friends. I absolutely love taking naps and watching vloggers on youtube. I am so excited to start this new chapter in my life. This blog will be about my college life, my past experiences, my daily thoughts, and life tips I have learned over the years.