...Hi...

*cricket sounds*

I’m Ayankamaria...

Or...

Ayan.

Pronounced…

A-

I am...

“Negro?”

No…?

“Coloured?”

No.

“African-American?”

*BLEEP* NO!!!

BLACK American.

Caribbean American (specifically)

[jamaican flag]

Though people say I act like...

Fun facts about me?

I am a crappy driver.

crashed during my final drive...

In drivers ed...

With my asthmatic instructor… :/

Did well on the written exam though… :)

Love to cook.

[food]

I started my own business...

Called...*Simple Messages AKN*

[simple messages]

$25 per shirt

*cough cough*

Like on Facebook at “Simple Messages”

Okay,...

Back to facts...

My first time camping...

Memorial Day Weekend of 2015.

I am also...

And I love...

Food.

Money.

Food.

Fashion.

Food.

Makeup.

Food...

Writing.

Music.

Reading.

And James Bond flicks.

Born here:

[space needle]

raised here:

[philly]

16ish years later...

Moved back here...

[WA]

And experienced…

Severe...

Culture-

…(culture shock)

I wasn’t used to...

People being so “kind”

I wasn’t used to...

Nature.

The first time I saw a dead deer...

I panicked...

...I had NO idea...

hunting was a sport...

Before moving...

I represented the...

[Eagles]

After moving...

HAWKS ALL DAY

[hawks]

...And developed a fear of...

[zimbardo]

I’ve changed a lot since the move...

I have found

myself smiling more…

indulging in life...

FABULOUS friends...

fun...

and...

[starbucks]

...Could a girl ask for more?

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