Los Angeles, California

As some people know, I moved to LA in August of 2018. I was there to attend a fashion program/school while working multiple internships. My goal after school was to find a job and really settle down in California. Little did I know that was not going to happen.

After working an unpaid internship with one business woman for around 6 months, I got offered a job. Her business was small. I'm talking only 4 people in the business, small. It was a job though and I had enjoyed working for her and had learned so much from her. Fast forward a little bit- she comes back from a work trip in New York, we talk, and the next thing I know, the words "I cannot offer you a job anymore" rang in my ears.

The fashion industry has been struggling for many years, and I guess it had caught up to her business. No one took my place, she still wanted me to intern, but I needed money. Now i was looking and applying to other jobs, 131 to be exact. So it's not like I wasn't proactive...

Living in LA is not cheap and I was done with school, therefore it was time for me to "adult".

While I was home for Christmas and New Years, I had been thinking to myself for a good minute, 'What if I came home and actually got a degree?'. Me and my family had received a few very important pieces of information while I was home for break. That's when I decided to talk to my parents about coming home and going back to school. It was a shock to them, but when I explained my reasonings, we decided to go with it.

We started to plan my return in late January and I physically moved back February 26th 2019.

I feel like I am starting over, but also continuing my life here in Fayetteville. It's a weird feeling, for sure. I had dreamed of a life in LA ever since I was 13... Being there really helped me though. I saw myself grow up and mature so much. I learned to live alone, take care of myself and my health. I learned all about business and the fashion industry. I'm only 18 though(19 on March 10th). I am still young though, still continuing to grow as a person, finding myself and who I want to be. I definitely want to go back to LA, and I can promise I will at some point in my future, but for now I need to further educate myself, work on myself some more, and just figure everything out.

Sometimes it feels like a step back, but really it was a life changing experience and I wouldn't have it any other way.

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