I am Monique Hrenko. I'm born and raised in Stockton, California. I had a hard upbringing which led me to live with my grandparents. My father was always here and there but mostly there. My mother tried to stay and take care of my siblings and me at first. Her mental illness started to get worse and she refused help later leading her into the path of addiction and drug abuse. With my grandparents, I flourished into the person who learned from her parent's mistakes and wants to take advantage of opportunities given. Since I was young I was always interested in cutting and dyeing hair. As I got older my grandma let me experience so many different hair colors and styles. She created an environment for me that let me express my passions and if it wasn't for that I wouldn't know what I wanted for my future. When I think about my future, cosmetology is something I can see myself being genuinely happy in. In the fall of 2022, I will be attending Paul Mitchell to start my cosmetology career where I hope to start pursuing other fields in cosmetology. Such as estheticianing and doing nails, There is so much I would like to achieve in this career path and I can't wait to get started.