studying your brow intently, if only I could sketch perfection.

I am a 17 year old girl who takes pride in her deep Philadelphian accent. I am an aspiring artist who dreams of working within the Disney Company.

I recently lost my father to lung cancer .. I was much closer to my father than my mother. We would take rides in his shiny, never-driven-in-the-rain Audi TT Quattro down into Philly to watch the Philadelphia Phantoms ice hockey team. He was a sergeant in the police force here at home, the breadwinner for my family.

Now that he is no longer with us, I am in dire need of financial help. In my search for scholarships, I came across Gaia. Immediately I found it to be a place to find more than just financial aid, but personal aid as well.

At a time in my life when I need it most, I hope to develop myself with the help of those who make up the Gaia community, and I hope to help someone else in the process.