Hi, im Dairy Mejia, I'm trans fem & non-binary. I currently live in an extremely transphobic and homophobic household. I plan on using college as an escape, a jumping point, for me to live my life comfortably and healthy. By the time I graduate, I won't be able to move out because I'll be 17, so I plan on taking a gap year so that I can turn 18 and legally move out without parental permission. my mother doesn't want me to leave she wants to do everything she can to keep me home, since ill be cutting her off in the future, I won't be able to financially depend on her in college, so I'm looking for as much financial help as possible. being LGBTQ+ has drastically affected my life in bad and good ways, it makes it harder, but it also inspires me. I often think about how different things were, and how much "better" they are now. I can't imagine what it was like then, not being able to have the resources given to me now by queer adults or counselors, I can't imagine not being educated by LGBTQ+ health organizations about safe sex and STDs, and I can't imagine not being able to express my self. even though things can and should get better, I think there's a huge thanks to be given to the generation before us for pathing the way for LGBTQ+ rights. I'm very excited for the world ahead of me. I'm so excited to meet other LGBTQ+ people, especially other trans people, and I'm even more excited to transition. I've had a very hard time with my mental health, especially because I'm lgbtq, which unfortunately isn't rare. a data statistic recorded by "Psych Central": "LGBTQIA+ individuals are more than twice as likely as heterosexual individuals to experience a mental health disorder, and 2.5x as likely to experience depression, substance misuse, and anxiety". saying stuff like "I'm excited for the future" used to feel so odd to me. my mental health was bad since 8th grade, it started when I came out to my mom who called me an "abomination". I used to be so close to her, it really hurt, and soon after in the next year I realized I was trans, and then gender dysphoria happened. I ended up finding a lot of amazing people in my life, and a lot of amazing LGBTQ+ counselors, and LGBTQ+ adults who've helped me with my mental health. Fortunately, now I can honestly look to the future and be thrilled about it. after considering what it was I wanted to do in the future I decided I wanted to be a mortician. I want to go to college to get a degree in mortuary science, I think it's a beautiful necessary job in our society. Death is a fundamental truth in our world, the only truth, and it's beautiful in a lot of ways, but the truth is it's very sad and comes in horrible ways. i believe it's very important to say goodbye to your loved ones, and morticians allow that to happen, they turn back the clock and allow you to see your loved one, they allow their family to say they're necessary goodbyes, and I think that's beautiful. I'm happy to be given the opportunity to write this, it helped me look at the things in my life I'm most grateful for my friends, my family, and my community. thank you so much for reading and I hope that you can consider me as a valuable candidate for this scholarship.

Hi, im Dairy Mejia, I'm trans fem & non-binary. I currently live in an extremely transphobic and homophobic household. I plan on using college as an escape, a jumping point, for me to live my life comfortably and healthy. By the time I graduate, I won't be able to move out because I'll be 17, so I plan on taking a gap year so that I can turn 18 and legally move out without parental permission. my mother doesn't want me to leave she wants to do everything she can to keep me home, since ill be cutting her off in the future, I won't be able to financially depend on her in college, so I'm looking for as much financial help as possible. being LGBTQ+ has drastically affected my life in bad and good ways, it makes it harder, but it also inspires me. I often think about how different things were, and how much "better" they are now. I can't imagine what it was like then, not being able to have the resources given to me now by queer adults or counselors, I can't imagine not being educated by LGBTQ+ health organizations about safe sex and STDs, and I can't imagine not being able to express my self. even though things can and should get better, I think there's a huge thanks to be given to the generation before us for pathing the way for LGBTQ+ rights. I'm very excited for the world ahead of me. I'm so excited to meet other LGBTQ+ people, especially other trans people, and I'm even more excited to transition. I've had a very hard time with my mental health, especially because I'm lgbtq, which unfortunately isn't rare. a data statistic recorded by "Psych Central": "LGBTQIA+ individuals are more than twice as likely as heterosexual individuals to experience a mental health disorder, and 2.5x as likely to experience depression, substance misuse, and anxiety". saying stuff like "I'm excited for the future" used to feel so odd to me. my mental health was bad since 8th grade, it started when I came out to my mom who called me an "abomination". I used to be so close to her, it really hurt, and soon after in the next year I realized I was trans, and then gender dysphoria happened. I ended up finding a lot of amazing people in my life, and a lot of amazing LGBTQ+ counselors, and LGBTQ+ adults who've helped me with my mental health. Fortunately, now I can honestly look to the future and be thrilled about it. after considering what it was I wanted to do in the future I decided I wanted to be a mortician. I want to go to college to get a degree in mortuary science, I think it's a beautiful necessary job in our society. Death is a fundamental truth in our world, the only truth, and it's beautiful in a lot of ways, but the truth is it's very sad and comes in horrible ways. i believe it's very important to say goodbye to your loved ones, and morticians allow that to happen, they turn back the clock and allow you to see your loved one, they allow their family to say they're necessary goodbyes, and I think that's beautiful. I'm happy to be given the opportunity to write this, it helped me look at the things in my life I'm most grateful for my friends, my family, and my community. thank you so much for reading and I hope that you can consider me as a valuable candidate for this scholarship.

I have so many big plans for my future. getting away from my family, transitioning, making a new family, and college is the next big step in that plan. College is the plan, it's gonna be a jumping point, I'm gonna use it to start being independent and to get away from my toxic household. That's the reason I'm so excited about it, There are so many juicy things waiting for me, and the best of them all is the education I'll be receiving to be a mortician. it took me a long time to decide what it was I wanted to do. I realized one of the main things I wanted out of my career was to help people, I told myself no matter what the job is, it has to help people. I also realized how much I love human anatomy, and how much I love and respect the dead. one day I figured out what a mortician was, and I've been obsessed ever since. I know that it can sound morbid or strange but it's truly a beautiful and necessary job in our society. I'd be preparing dead bodies for funerals so that their loved ones could say the necessary goodbyes, I'd be carrying out the wishes of the dead; if they had any, and I'd be helping families grieve in the healthiest way possible. It's something I'm deeply passionate about. I truly believe, with this career I could make a huge difference. death is something we'll all face in our lives, someone in our lives will die or we'll die before them. It's the only truth that's promised to us the day we are born, and we often view it as an antagonizing force but the truth is it helps build our relationships, our care for each other, and our drive to live and experience the world. in a way, it's like this job is somewhat spiritual, but as beautiful as I think death is, I understand it can happen in horrible ways and is rarely not sad. As a mortician, I'd be helping people the best I can deal with that grief, with that loss. I'm aware that I can't fully take their pain away but I can try to make it as easy as possible. I hope after reading what I plan to do with this scholarship, you can see me as a valuable Canadian. I hope that you can see my drive and determination to pursue a happy life. I hope that you can see the benefit and the impact that I plan to make on society with this career. Writing this essay gave me a chance to look back on my inspiration in choosing this career path, which motivates me even more. Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to read this, and I hope you have a great day.

I've struggled with my mental health for a very long time whether it be because of my gender dysphoria, my social life, or my family. My mental health has always been hard for me to take care of. The only good thing that's ever come out of it is it's allowed me to be more grateful. My physical health has never been much of a problem for me, and I'm very grateful for it. I've seen many of the people I've cared about grow sick, and it hurts to watch. It was always astonishing to me how they stayed so strong, even if it was in their own little ways, and I'll always think of them highly for it. my mental health and physical health are extremely important to me, it dictates how i live my life everyday. if i was sad i would isolate, if i was anxious i wouldn't sleep and if i was sore i wouldn't leave my house. It affects everything I do so no wonder why it's important to me, I want to live a prosperous and happy life, I want to see and help the world around me, and I can't do that if I'm sad or sore all the time. I'm trans fem and with that comes gender dysphoria, it's really hard sometimes feeling like i'm in the wrong body, it's even harder when the people around me are unaccepting, and because of this and so many other things in my life i was diagnosed with depression. My depression and my gender dysphoria make a lot of simple things harder, like getting up in the morning, or going to school, even holding simple conversations with people. It's a constant fight in a way, but it's a fight I'm never gonna stop, I'm always going to try to make the healthiest decisions for myself even if it's hard. Another thing that makes my mental health harder to manage is school. It's so hard having to balance a social life and academics, and I can only see it getting harder. One of the big things I've realized in life, thanks to my mental disorder, is that life is about trying. There's always gonna be something bad, in saying that however i don't mean whatever bad thing that's happening right now in my life or anyone else's is a measly problem. I mean that people have to keep trying, people have to keep trying to make their lives better, keep trying to live. Another thing I've learned is gratitude and appreciation, when you live a life filled with some form of constant dread, sometimes you learn to appreciate the small things, and if that dread ever goes away even momentarily you learn to enjoy even that. I believe that's very important, I believe gratefulness is a really important thing.

hi, I'm Dairy Mejia, theirs' so many deep things about me like my sexuality and my gender, but i wanna tell you about myself through the career i wish to pursue. It took me so long to realize what it is I wanted to do. Growing up is hard and scary, and picking my career really solidified the fact that things are changing, that I may be young but I'm not a kid anymore. So I had to think about what I wanted out of a job, and I realized whatever it is I was gonna do, I have to help people. I felt like if I knew my job was helping people I'd be motivated enough to do it. Combining this with my love and respect for all things medical and death, I decided to be a mortician. Death can often feel like an antagonizing force, so it's no wonder why when I say the word mortician people are taken aback, but death isn't a bad thing. Death however can often come in bad ways and part of being a mortician is acknowledging that. A mortician's job is to help the grieving and in a way turn back the clock on a deceased loved one, so that they may say their appropriate goodbyes in a more approachable way. Losing someone is always hard and the pain could never simply be taken away, but a mortician's job is to attempt to make it easier in whatever way they can. They use their knowledge of human anatomy and chemistry, along with some cosmetic skills to restore someone to what they used to look like and I think that's beautiful. A mortician's job has always made an impact on the world, every culture has a death ritual often encompassing someone taking the role of an undertaker, and a mortician is just the American version of that. Since World War I people needed to develop effective ways of identifying a body, bringing a body back, and then restoring that body. Because all of these things were deeply important to the families of said individuals, they’re necessary to honor a soldier who died for our country. Morticians have effectively created and continue to create effective ways to care for the dead, and the loved ones that carry on after them. Although it's not the main part of the career, morticians actively shape the perception of death, and assist in making people view it more positively. Accepting mortality as a concept is a beautiful thing, and a state of mind we should all reach, not ignoring the sadness and fear that comes with it. Morticians, and other death care service workers, push this healthy mentality. I can't wait to go to college and begin studying to be a mortician. I want to help people and I want to learn about all the juicy secrets the world has to offer. I feel like being a mortician will not only help me help people, but it'll help me grow. I feel like i'll become a stronger person, a more understanding person,a more compassionate person, and a more loving person. and a career offering that much is hard not to do.

It took me so long to realize what it is I wanted to do. Growing up is hard and scary, and picking my career really solidified the fact that things are changing, that I may be young but I'm not a kid anymore. So I had to think about what I wanted out of a job, and I realized whatever it is I was gonna do, I have to help people. I felt like if I knew my job was helping people I'd be motivated enough to do it. Combining this with my love and respect for all things medical and death, I decided to be a mortician. Death can often feel like an antagonizing force, so it's no wonder why when I say the word mortician people are taken aback, but death isn't a bad thing. Death however can often come in bad ways and part of being a mortician is acknowledging that. A mortician's job is to help the grieving and in a way turn back the clock on a deceased loved one, so that they may say their appropriate goodbyes in a more approachable way. Losing someone is always hard and the pain could never simply be taken away, but a mortician's job is to attempt to make it easier in whatever way they can. They use their knowledge of human anatomy and chemistry, along with some cosmetic skills to restore someone to what they used to look like and I think that's beautiful. A mortician's job has always made an impact on the world, every culture has a death ritual often encompassing someone taking the role of an undertaker, and a mortician is just the American version of that. Since World War I people needed to develop effective ways of identifying a body, bringing a body back, and then restoring that body. Because all of these things were deeply important to the families of said individuals, they’re necessary to honor a soldier who died for our country. Morticians have effectively created and continue to create effective ways to care for the dead, and the loved ones that carry on after them. Although it's not the main part of the career, morticians actively shape the perception of death, and assist in making people view it more positively. Accepting mortality as a concept is a beautiful thing, and a state of mind we should all reach, not ignoring the sadness and fear that comes with it. Morticians, and other death care service workers, push this healthy mentality. I can't wait to go to college and begin studying to be a mortician. I want to help people and I want to learn about all the juicy secrets the world has to offer. I feel like being a mortician will not only help me help people, but it'll help me grow. I feel like i'll become a stronger person, a more understanding person,a more compassionate person, and a more loving person. and a career offering that much is hard not to do.

It took me so long to realize what it is I wanted to do. Growing up is hard and scary, and picking my career really solidified the fact that things are changing, that I may be young but I'm not a kid anymore. So I had to think about what I wanted out of a job, and I realized whatever it is I was gonna do, I have to help people. I felt like if I knew my job was helping people I'd be motivated enough to do it. Combining this with my love and respect for all things medical and death, I decided to be a mortician. Death can often feel like an antagonizing force, so it's no wonder why when I say the word mortician people are taken aback, but death isn't a bad thing. Death however can often come in bad ways and part of being a mortician is acknowledging that. A mortician's job is to help the grieving and in a way turn back the clock on a deceased loved one, so that they may say their appropriate goodbyes in a more approachable way. Losing someone is always hard and the pain could never simply be taken away, but a mortician's job is to attempt to make it easier in whatever way they can. They use their knowledge of human anatomy and chemistry, along with some cosmetic skills to restore someone to what they used to look like and I think that's beautiful. A mortician's job has always made an impact on the world, every culture has a death ritual often encompassing someone taking the role of an undertaker, and a mortician is just the American version of that. Since World War I people needed to develop effective ways of identifying a body, bringing a body back, and then restoring that body. Because all of these things were deeply important to the families of said individuals, they’re necessary to honor a soldier who died for our country. Morticians have effectively created and continue to create effective ways to care for the dead, and the loved ones that carry on after them. Although it's not the main part of the career, morticians actively shape the perception of death, and assist in making people view it more positively. Accepting mortality as a concept is a beautiful thing, and a state of mind we should all reach, not ignoring the sadness and fear that comes with it. Morticians, and other death care service workers, push this healthy mentality. I can't wait to go to college and begin studying to be a mortician. I want to help people and I want to learn about all the juicy secrets the world has to offer. I feel like being a mortician will not only help me help people, but it'll help me grow. I feel like i'll become a stronger person, a more understanding person,a more compassionate person, and a more loving person. and a career offering that much is hard not to do.

It took me so long to realize what it is I wanted to do. Growing up is hard and scary, and picking my career really solidified the fact that things are changing, that I may be young but I'm not a kid anymore. So I had to think about what I wanted out of a job, and I realized whatever it is I was gonna do, I have to help people. I felt like if I knew my job was helping people I'd be motivated enough to do it. Combining this with my love and respect for all things medical and death, I decided to be a mortician. Death can often feel like an antagonizing force, so it's no wonder why when I say the word mortician people are taken aback, but death isn't a bad thing. Death however can often come in bad ways and part of being a mortician is acknowledging that. A mortician's job is to help the grieving and in a way turn back the clock on a deceased loved one, so that they may say their appropriate goodbyes in a more approachable way. Losing someone is always hard and the pain could never simply be taken away, but a mortician's job is to attempt to make it easier in whatever way they can. They use their knowledge of human anatomy and chemistry, along with some cosmetic skills to restore someone to what they used to look like and I think that's beautiful. A mortician's job has always made an impact on the world, every culture has a death ritual often encompassing someone taking the role of an undertaker, and a mortician is just the American version of that. Since World War I people needed to develop effective ways of identifying a body, bringing a body back, and then restoring that body. Because all of these things were deeply important to the families of said individuals, they’re necessary to honor a soldier who died for our country. Morticians have effectively created and continue to create effective ways to care for the dead, and the loved ones that carry on after them. Although it's not the main part of the career, morticians actively shape the perception of death, and assist in making people view it more positively. Accepting mortality as a concept is a beautiful thing, and a state of mind we should all reach, not ignoring the sadness and fear that comes with it. Morticians, and other death care service workers, push this healthy mentality. I can't wait to go to college and begin studying to be a mortician. I want to help people and I want to learn about all the juicy secrets the world has to offer. I feel like being a mortician will not only help me help people, but it'll help me grow. I feel like i'll become a stronger person, a more understanding person,a more compassionate person, and a more loving person. and a career offering that much is hard not to do.

Minecraft is one of my favorite games, and I'm sure it is for millions of other kids too. Minecraft is definitely a big part of my generation's childhood, it's given millions of users a chance to express their creativity, and I think that's really cool for a game. i've bonded with so many people over minecraft, whether it be just discussing youtubers we watched as children who played the game, or even playing the game together. I remember being a little kid myself and making my own youtube channel to stream it. Its dumb to say but, Minecraft has honestly been a big part of my life. There's so many things I like about minecraft but if I had to narrow it down to one thing, it would be building. there's so many amazing blocks to choose from, along with amazing locations to build. The possibilities are endless. building in minecraft is so fun that there's an entire community based around it. people live comfortable lives solely profiting off of their building skills in the game, selling maps. it's so fun seeing minecraft make updates involving new blocks,i get to see all the builders (including myself) nerd out. I myself have built many structures, and it genuinely feels like I'm making art. I get such a huge sense of joy and fulfillment after completing a structure, It's amazing. I once built a house based off japanese archetict on a fake mountain I made, with beuatifel wheat and blossoms growing on the sides. I've also made many farms, and underground houses. In conclusion, I love minecraft, i've always loved minecraft. I really hate to say I don't play it much anymore. It's been such a positive influence on my life, and I have so much nostalgia tied to it. Writing this essay has genuinely made me want to play it again. and i think i actually might, it'll be really fun to see how all the new updates i've missed will affect the game. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to write about one of my favorite games. I hope you enjoyed reading.

I've always loved making art since I was a kid, whether it be drawing, coloring, or making things with garbage. I've created art in many different forms, I've made jewelry, paintings, drawings, and ceramics. Today, I wanted to talk about one of my favorite creations, a screaming log I hand-built out of clay, that fortunately got accepted to an art museum. I'd like to begin with my artist synopsis. My piece: “The Shrieking Log” My inspiration for this piece draws from many different sources, and represents many different things. It represents the rage of nature, The rage that nature holds for its inevitable end, the rage that nature holds for humanity. The rage and brutality inside of all living things. The rage and brutality inside of us. But rage is just another form of fear, fear of the inevitable, fear of pain, and fear of the things we could never understand. We as humans have so much intellect, so much intelligence allowing us to think of all the amazing things in the world, but all the horrible things too. Oftentimes all we do is sit and contemplate, swirling around in a cesspool of negative thoughts. Lucky for nature it cannot think, it cannot contemplate. because if it could, all it would do is scream. Scream at humanity, scream at itself, scream at the atrocities in the world, for it would remember them all. Dairy mejia although i already listed my inspirations, there's plenty more i can go on about. There's so many bad things happening right now. nature has always been there, it's seen the same battles fought for the same lands over, and over again. it's seen the same injustices in the world carried out again and again, and against the same marginalized groups no less. Which is why I think nature would be screaming, but I also think it would be sad, wishing that humanity would learn from its mistakes. Another big inspiration for me is my ceramics teacher. She's given me the confidence to even approach ceramics and I can honestly consider her a friend, it's with her personal tools I made my piece. Not only is she funny, and kind and fun to text, she's the only reason my piece is in a museum in the first place. She's the one who set up the openings for students like me at John I Leonard Highschool, allowing my art to be viewed for a short while at the Norton museum. Art has always been a big passion of mine, I don't plan on going to art school, but I plan on creating art in a different form. I want to be a mortician. I want to restore bodys the best that I can so that families can say their longing goodbyes to their loved ones. I want to use art to help people in one of the hardest times in their lives, and I hope that you can see my passion as a worthy investment so that I can be one step closer to doing that..

I've loved anime since I was a kid. I'm so glad it's gaining more publicity because there are so many shows out there I'd love to recommend. It honestly baffles me that people used to get bullied for liking anime, or anything of the "nerd" variety. I'm so happy we live in a world that's a lot more tolerant of self expression. I'm even more happy that I have the opportunity to talk about one of my favorite shows, in this case an anime. The anime I'll be rambling about today is "the disastrous life of Saiki k" and for abbreviation purposes "Saki k". Saki.k is about a highschool boy named Kusio Saki, but Saki isn't your normal teenage boy, he's a psychic. He has any conceivable ability, ranging from pyrokinesis to even turning back time, and his power only grows stronger with his age. Besides an exception of a few people, everyone else in his life is normal, and they're all very annoying. This show is a light hearted comedy from the perspective of Kusio saki navigating his life as a teenager avoiding all the annoying people in his life, and trying to keep his powers hidden. A fun part of the show is how saki communicates with everyone, including the readers, telepathically. There are so many funny and loveable characters in the show. like Teruhashi, a popular pretty girl who everyone's in love with, Teruhashi is sweet, kind and lovable in her own words "the perfect girl" and to be fair she's right. however saki can read her mind and see how egotistical she is making him very un-attracted to her, and because he's the only guy who's never taken an interest in her, Teruhashi falls in love with him and plots schemes to be with him the whole show. Another character is Nendo, a very dumb yet lovable jock, oddly enough saki can't read his mind, but it's only because he's so dumb. half of the show is spent making sure Nendo and the rest of Saki's ignorant friends dont kill themselves. although i'm aware the point of this essay wasnt to recommend my favorite anime. I still hope that this essay was enough to show you how good it is. it's a very easy, and a very funny watch, even with the base level of corniness that anime has. Saki k is a show that I remember deeply from my childhood, a show I've rewatched many times and often reminisce about. If you ever decide to watch it, I hope it could be the same for you.

I love watching shows. I genuinely consider watching shows and movies a hobby of mine. I mean it very well should be, it's entertaining, it helps relieve stress, and lets you take a break from the world. I use so many different streaming apps and websites but by far, Netflix is my favorite. I do however hate how Netflix always takes off their best shows, sometimes it's like they don't wanna make money. One of my favorite shows currently on Netflix, which I've loved since I was a kid, is the Troll Hunter franchise. but that's not the show I'm here to talk about. I'm here to talk about the Avatar franchise. I've always loved it way before it was added to Netflix. I must say it was the best financial decision Netflix ever made. It's a show beloved by all ages, I've rewatched it many times. it's so spiritual and so comedic, it's honestly very funny even for a kid's show. the show is split into 2 parts "Avatar the Last Airbender" and "The Legend of Korra", plus 1 horrible realistic movie. The universe of the show is mostly encompassed by a variety of Asian cultures, and controlling the elements with a unique technique called Bending. Not everyone in the show is born with this skill, but the few that do inherit it, are able to control only one element. Their world is divided into four nations, the Earth Kingdom, the Water Tribe, the Fire Nation, and the Air Nomads. As you can tell each nation has its own respected element, and a culture surrounding it. the air nomads are monks harnessing the element of air, detaching themselves from the world. The Earth kingdom is well, earth and its people are strong and stubborn, and the water nation is mostly based on native american culture they have a strong community allowing them to persevere and adapt to any situation. The Fire Nation is very strong-willed and determined, turning anyone who stands in their way into a pile of ash. the avatar, master of all four elements and the bridge between the spirit world and theirs is to bring balance to the world. We begin the show with "Avatar the Last Air Bender" The avatar is born into a cycle of the nations. fire, air, water, and earth. in this series the avatar has been born into the air nation, however, an ongoing 100-year war has been taking place begun by the fire nation. knowing that the avatar would be born into the air nation, they killed all the air nomads, but one remained. Ang a 12-year-old boy, has been frozen in a block of ice, and not only is he the last airbender but he's also the avatar. he has lost all touch with the world fully unaware of the 100-year war, and that his people are gone. He's meant to save the world and end the war, even tho he's just a little boy. The show follows him and his newly allied friends, Sooka and Katara, two water tribe kids who freed him from his block of ice. we follow them around the world through this brutal war to help Ang master all four elements so he can finally put an end to the war. I hope that you can watch this show and take pride in it. It was filled with wonderful lessons and wonderful friendships. this show has helped me through many rough moments and I will never stop recommending it. Thank you so much for giving me the chance to recommend it again.

Hi there, my name is Dairy Mejia. I've always been a huge Disney fan but first, I wanted to take a moment to thank Bold.org for offering really easy scholarships like these. My grades aren't the best and I'm only really taking my education seriously now. these scholarships are giving me a chance to turn things around, it's genuinely really motivating and helping my self-esteem, so thank you so much. Disney has been a huge part of my life, but especially my childhood, I've always loved the dumb cliches they've shown and the fun musicals they've made. one of my favorite musicals was "Teen Beach" both one and two, I know all the songs. I remember seeing the Disney ads and videos of how "Chi Chi" the biker did her hair, I always loved her beehive bun. I was obsessed with so many of the cast members, like ross lynch who played "Brady", john Deluca who played "butchy", Jordan Fisher who played "Seacat", and grace phipps who played "Lela". it was so exciting growing up watching these actors take on amazing roles in amazing shows besides Disney channel originals, like ross lynch who played "Harvey Kinkle", Sabrina's boyfriend in "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Spellman ". I also loved seeing Jordan Fisher play "John Ambrose" in "To All the Boys I've Ever Loved: p.s. I still love you". I loved the Dinsey shows that were filmed by real people, but I have to admit I loved the cartoons even more. I adored the "Hercules" movie, I remember all the songs the Muses sang, They carried that movie! The "Hercules" movie started my Greek mythology addiction, as well as "Percy Jackson". another cartoon I love deeply, and still re-watch to this day is "Gravity Falls" I went crazy for the characters and the mysteries. every time I re-watch it I feel like a kid again sitting in front of the TV during the summer, just like them. A recent show that I've been loving is "The Owl House", I've always been a fanatic for fantasy and magic, I'm sure u can tell from the other shows I mentioned that "The Owl House" was one of the funniest and sweetest shows I watched, and the lore was soo good! I loved the representation in it too, they represented their queer characters amazingly. I do want to give a light mention to "KC Undercover", although it wasn't one of my favorite shows I enjoyed watching it with my family so much, waiting for it to come on and sitting around the TV together to watch it really brought us together. I know it's cliche but it was nice seeing other black people on TV as a kid. there's so much more I could say but I think right here is a good time to stop. I enjoyed talking about how much I love Disney, it was so nice reminiscing while writing this. I genuinely hope that you can see me as a good candidate for this scholarship, and i wish whoever's reading this a good day.