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Up In The Air

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Good evening everyone! My name is Selena Martinez and I am from  "deep in the heart of Texas", specifically Houston, Texas. The avatar I uploaded is a photo of my bestfriend and I a few days before I wished her farewell. Seen here is simply a couple of girls with their hands in the air, but the thought behind the photo was much more. We've known each other since 1st grade and have gone through the last 12 years of life together which practically makes us inseperable. Ironically, that very moment where we threw our hands up in the air was a celebration for finishing this chapter of our lives and beginning the next one. This photo does not capture the fear of the future or the pain of leaving the past. Instead it appreciates the journey and what is to come. A positive attitude such as that displayed in the photo is one I try my very best to live by not just so one can have a healthy emotional lifestyle, but to further influence the public to smile a bit more.