“I am recessive!” she said.

If you could describe yourself in three words, what would they be?

Loud, caring, and memorable.

What influenced you to positively interact with people?

I have always loved to spend time with people and get to know them — like get to know their hearts and why they are the way they are. I just like when I get to know people, and I have a big heart for them, and I just love them. I just want them to know that they are seen, known, and loved.

How do you interact with friends, families, and people in general?

I always try to come at people that I don’t know — remembering that they are different from me. So, I know that I am not always right so coming across strangers is important. For families and friends, I love to hear about what’s going on with their daily lives because your daily life is your life. Because people often think that big things make who they are — like getting married and etc. — but the stuff that you do everyday is your life. So, it’s not really about the big events but about everything in between the events.

What helps you maintain good relationships with people (friends, families, acquaintances, and significant others)?

Just making sure that people know that you care. So people who are far away from me […] I would text or call to let them know that I was thinking about them. Asking them what they were doing.

Did the people that you have met and had relationships with changed who you are as a person?

Yes. Just specifically in college, the community that I am surrounded by is unlike anyone that I’ve ever known. They taught me so many things. Like Julia has taught me how to celebrate people really well. Claire has taught me how to care for others. Jake is really good at hearing what people have to say and taking what they have to say even if he doesn’t agree with it. Carrie has taught me how my emotions are important. Macy has taught me how to have fun and blow up a room with crazy truth. I have so many people like that.

What is the hardest thing about human relationships?

I think it’s just remembering that everybody has reasons behind their actions. No one just do it out of the blue. We do things based on the things we have seen, heard, or felt. People get mad because they don’t take the time to understand where people are coming from or why they might be angry at something that others may not get mad at.

What is the coolest thing about human relationships?

I think we get to learn so much from others that we will never learn from ourselves. I have friends who have been through things that I have never gone through. They can teach me what they have gone, and I can learn more about that when I hangout with them.

If you could invite anyone to a dinner, who would you invite and what would you eat with them?

I will probably have low country boil with Abraham Lincoln, Julie Andrews, and Beyonce. We would talk about food, life, God, and how our culture has evolved, and The Sound of Music. It will be so fun.

What is one advice that you would like to share?

I don’t know if it’s an advice but it’s a conversation that I have with myself all the time. I say, “Not everyone is like you and that’s a good thing.” Because sometimes I’m like, “Why wouldn’t you do it this way?” Then I always say, “Not everyone is like you and that is a good thing.” Everyone is different and if everyone was like me then the world would be boring. Everyone has different piece of God in them. There’s stuff that I would never know about the heart of God that others do, and there are stuff that I get about God that they don’t know. We are all part of His one body.

Most importantly, what makes you happy?

Being with the people that I love! I love them! Also, celebrating people that I love!