Child of the West

Hello Everybody. I tend to identify myself as a child of the west. Even though I am in love with large
cities, I am in love with small tranquil areas. When I think about the west, I imagine a place surrounded with beaches and mountains. I imagine a happy and calm, serene place. My entire life I have grown up loving the west coast and living alongside it. I have always loved being surrounded by beaches and mountains and I could not imagine not living by the west. The west coast, specifically Santa Barbara, tend to not have big cities. As much as I love beaches, I love large areas with huge buildings and crowds. I would however prefer to be somewhere calmer and more at ease like the west.

Kristen's Great Unique Mask

My identity mask represents my personality from being over-dramatic to shy and timid.
On the front of my mask, the first thing that stands out is three white flowers. This shows my kind and lovable side. I find flowers to tend to be a happy and joyful which is a trait that I express. To my friends and family I am always in a positive mood trying to lighten up other people. Other items on my mask are, two gold bars and two white feathers. I find this to show my dramatic and sassy side. Feathers have always been very bold and outgoing which I can say I am as well. I always love to explore new places and be adventurous and sometimes risk-taking.  On my mask I also have white pearls half outlining around my eyes. I can say this also related to my dramatic side, but also my peaceful side. Pearls are very calming and relaxing which sometimes I can be. I only did half of my eyes to represent I am not always peaceful. Scattered around my mask are clear gems. I believe this shows my side of optimism and hopefulness. When I thought about how hopeful I usually am, the first thing that came to mind was some type of shiny jewel. I am hopeful with a lot of things like when it comes to setting goals for myself or setting expectations for my future.
As much as I am happy and compassionate, I am also fearful and extremely sensitive.

On the back of my identity mask, there isn't a lot. Mostly because what I show on the outside is usually the same on the inside. Except most of the time I hide my unhappy feelings. There are different colored beads however outlining the mask which shows my creative side. I tend to keep my creative ideas to myself instead of spreading them around so I chose to show that through a bigger idea by adding more beads to the back. There are also two flowers hidden. This show my sensitiveness and shyness. When I am introduced to new things I tend to be pre cautious and extremely shy. I am also really sensitive not just around new things but my friends and family as well. I have always been extremely scared of a lot of things and not been able to take terrible situations very well. I chose to use flowers to be hidden because once you get to know me however I am very compassionate and very nice.