So here's homework given to us by the awesome girls @missy and @rambo, and this time it's all about telling you guys 10 things you might not know about me.
Here it is:
1. I was born on the 14th of July 1981 in the prettiest town in the world - Lagos - where I lived until I was 18. My mom and grandparents still live there and my oldest bff too, so I go there as often as I can, after all it's only half country = 300 km :P
2. My first pet, a pretty black water dog, was called Denver as the Last Dinosaur cartoon. Once the show was over in Portugal (it restarted a few years later doubled, not so cool) I got so sad and cried. So when a few weeks later my parents gave me the pup I didn't hesitate when choosing its name.
3. I've been writing shit since I know how but only at 30 did it occur to me that my dream is to be a writer. To write novels mostly.
I will explain. In school I got As in everything I thought I loved sciences most of all although I always loved Portuguese and languages for the opportunity of reading (I have a book addiction since ever) so choosing what to do in college (it seemed obvious I was going there, never though otherwise back than) was more of an inclination of the moment.
I entered in scientific degree at 18 drop off on my second year decided I wanted to drop school altogether but my bff, which I mentioned above, told me I had so much talent and capacity it would be a waste so I decided to try Fashion Design, however my mom convinced me I should try Architecture instead as there were more job opportunities. I drop off on the 4th of the 5 yrs degree, after 6 years of stress, guilt, depression and loss of self esteem. By this time I started going to the therapist where I went on and off for 6 years. I gave up entirely on the College shit and started working, I still tried an online Degree of Applied Languages but by then I was fired for being with a depression and gave up on that too. After I did a 9 month Fashion Design course went to London for one month to study Fashion Communication at Central St. Martins and came back to Portugal and couldn't find a job anywhere...
Little did it do to me knowing that is my dream, but since I was never an ambitious person in what regards money and work position, I think I it's not too bad, at least I will not feel too much like a failure if I never succeed.
4. If you are not tired yet from the last one... currently my favorite drink is tomato juice. I love tomatoes in any way.
5. I don't work out. I used to be a swimmer when I was a teenager but then I went to Uni left my normal routine and it all went to space. For 12 years I have been trying to go to the gym but the most I have been able to do is a couple of months every time I try, which is like every 1 or 2 years.
6. I love writing however I suffer from a very debilitating "disease" called procrastination. I have 6 unfinished books since I am 22, plus 2 more from before. This basically derives from the fact that I am so afraid of not being able to finish anything that I never do finish :(
7. Besides writing, my 1st and biggest dream is to adopt a child or children or even (if I have the means) open an NGO house for children to eat breakfast (before school), have dinner even (after school), be able to play with toys they can't have and do their homework with the support and incentive of moi (and probably more staff).
8. I used to think I was a mermaid when I was younger. I would be in the beach anytime I could (May to October) just so I could be in the ocean and swim and dive and dance like a loony. Besides being a cancer my mother's waters broke on the beach, specifically once she was leaving the ocean so she only realized once she was on the towel, soooo you get it right. I am obsessed with water and the ocean.
9. I am terribly scared of dying, however I have been working on all my fears, which definitely derive from this one, and I am much better now and I can talk about it without having short breath and arrhythmia. This also explains my love for vampires and immortal creatures in general.
10. I will be on national TV on Saturday the 19th, on the prime time news. It's a story about my current life, my tattoos and about being a nude model and suicide girl. This story is part of 8 stories of people that show their freedom in different ways and it's part of the commemoration of the 40 years of 25th of April of 1975, which was when the 40 yrs dictatorship in Portugal ended. I'm very nervous nevertheless proud that I am part of this and in a way part of this important piece of my country's history. It's also my way of calling to stop on prejudice against nude modelling and tattooed people, my own way of being out there and maybe changing some people's mentality about those issues. Not gonna be easy for my relatives though.
This is probably the longest blog I have written in a year so thanks for this homework and peeps of SG I hope now you know me a bit better :)
Also don't forget my set in MR - To the Wonder by @jupiter.
xoxo
Caia
