Music and Me

 Hey everyone! My name is Sofia Giraldo Jimenez. Yes, I have two last names, not just one with a middle name. If you were wondering, my first last name is from my dad, and my second is from my mom. I'm from Colombia. And nope, I'm not from Columbia; yes, I'm from the south, but not this south; I'm farther down. Yes, I know I'm far from home, but believe me, there are times when I feel homesick and miss my family. However, to achieve more incredible things, you have to make sacrifices. As I said, almost all of my family is back home, and I only have part of my family here, which is my sister. She started attending Brenau this semester, a university in Georgia not far from here. 

This is me! Coming to the US to study was a dream of mine and one of my biggest goals when I was in high school. I remember stressing so much about it, but when I finally got committed to playing on the tennis team, I felt relieved, which is when my soul felt more light. Coming here was a mix of effort, tears, and persistence, but thanks to god and my parents, I am here, achieving one of many goals in my life. As I already said, I'm part of the tennis team, and I am a biochem major with a minor in mathematics. I know it's kind of a lot, but like my friends said, “I did this to myself.” After graduating, I want to go to Grad school and get a PhD in engineering at Georgia, close to my sister.

Music has always been around me, even growing up. When I was a kid, I had guitar lessons, which, honestly, I didnt like that much (ps. It was boring at that time). My dad has always been a really influential part of my life, and when it comes to music, he dominates in that aspect. One of my favorite songs is Wonderwall by Oasis. This song reminds me of my dad and how we used to travel back home to one of our country houses on the weekends. It makes me go back in time and remember when my dad was driving, the music was blasting. It makes me feel and remember the cool air from the open window in my hair and face and my sisters trying to sing with my dad. It is a really comforting feeling. It just makes me remember those times when I didnt worry about anything but just school and play.

Now, there is another and different reality that I sometimes wish to escape. Music helps me with this. Scaping the reality that sometimes is too overwhelming and stressful. The music or song I vibe to right now is A Tear in Space (Airlock) Radio by Glass Animal. My best friend from France showed it to me this Christmas. Apart from helping me remind myself of her, this has a really chill syntax that lets me do whatever, even studying.

I'm always listening to music no matter what I am doing, like sports or even studying or cleaning; even tho I listen to a greater variety of music for each activity in my life, I have a type of genre for whatever I'm doing, or sometimes I just go with the vibe. One type of music that I don't like is country music, I can listen to it from time to time, and some or other things are good, but I can't do more than that. I just don't know why I don't like it, it's not my to go music, to be honest.