vanessa
vanessa
Nov 1 · 2 min read

Learning to be me

In todays society we are exposed to an array of cultures and self identities. With the pressure of society standards it can be hard to be your honest true self.

Growing up as an only child in a religious home I wasn’t as exposed to most current media presences that others were exposed to. I was told coloured hair is bad, tattoos are crimes, rap music is devils music etc. you get the gist. When I first moved to a new elementary school for sixth grade the environment was a polar opposite than where I was before. Everything that I was told before was suddenly being questioned. I started to question myself. I realized I knew nothing and I felt alienated.

I feel like it is important to remind yourself that finding your true identity comes with time and to not rush into finding what you like let it happen naturally. While being in a new environment I started to explore the new things I was being exposed to hell I didn’t have any idea who bob Marley was I had to start somewhere. My tip to whoever is reading this is find yourself in music find that genre that makes you feel something no matter the emotion. I would like to thank music for helping me find myself in this big world. Nothing comes right away and everyone is still trying to find themselves everyday.

After being able to discover the artist that made me feel like nothing else mattered and I forgot about all my worries that’s when the real Vanessa Hidalgo was born. Fast forward now at twenty years old I’ve got blue hair maybe two tattoos (don’t tell my mom) and I guess if I could tell my 15 year old self was. Fuck everyone you got this it is your life people live in it.

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Radio Arts and Entertainment student at BCIT