H E E L I S T ISSUE 01/JULY 2014 | Page 18

Y LIFE section written by: Alyson Grant and Samantha Morales live/love/life ou’re not the same person you were a year ago, or a week ago. You are always growing. Experiences don’t stop. That’s life”-Osiris. This quote is the meaning of what it’s like to love the life we’re living. 18 If someone went back in time and told me I would have gone to art school, I would’ve laughed. I went to a traditional college and was on the track to becoming a computer engineer, not an artist. The decision to go from engineer to an artist was not something that happened instantly. I loved to make things but was never sure if what I created was worth taking a look at. So instead of just making a rash decision to become an art major I took classes on the side, never losing focus on my main courses. Six months passed and I realized that I needed to major in art/design. It was my passion and it needed to happen immediately. Making such a drastic choice left me terrified and worried because I had no idea what I was in store for. I didn’t want to become a star