Welcome to my Personal Website. My name is Raven Arias and I am 17 years old. I am a junior in Silver Creek High School.
My dad's name is Dennis and my mom's name is Jacqueline. Both of my parents were born in the Philippines and they grew up in the same area. So they knew each other as kids and grew up together. They fell in love and got married in 1999. My dad came to America in the early 1990s and my mom in 2002. I was born in 2000 and stayed in the PI for 3 years before coming here with my Uncle and his family in 2003. Then in 2009, my mom gave birth to my little brother named Linden.
Hobbies are good to have because you're doing something you love. I'm a music person, so I like singing, playing the piano, song-writing; anything that has to do with music basically. I also like reading, writing, and drawing. Cooking is also one of my hobbies because I like making people happy with the food I make. I love going on adventures and I can't wait to explore the world and add more things to my "Things I Love To Do" list.
I have many goals that I want to fulfill. However, one of my short-term goals is to graduate high school and get into the college I chose. I want to do something with computers and architecture. You know those 3-D blueprints that architects make? I want to make those 3-D blueprints. My long-term goal is to graduate college with an AA or AS and get a good-paying job. I want to have realistic goals but I also want goals that aren't in my comfort zone so I can try new things. I have one goal that is never-ending, and that is always striving to be a better person every day. This was one of the first goals I made for myself, and I plan on fulfilling that goal for the rest of my life.
I was so excited when my mom told me we were going to the Philippines. I haven't been back ever since I came here, which was almost 14 years ago. We went to many beautiful and fun places, and I finally got to see my family again. The pictures I have here are when we went to Boracay and when we were in the plane about to touch down. I definitely want to go back when I'm older.
I love taking pictures and keeping them for a long time. Being surrounded by nature, gives me peace and calmness. These pictures are when we went to the Japanese Friendship Garden and Rose Garden. What I love about the trips or adventures we have is that they're spontaneous. They're not usually planned out and that makes it even more exciting.
The NFTE Business Competition was a great experience. I'm glad Mr. Butler pushed us to go and do our best. Even though, I'm not planning to take business for college, I learned many things about entrepreneurship. I learned that anything is possible if you keep moving forward and don't think negative.
The business plan that my partner and I came up was this app called Tracer. It's an app that compares the prices of a product in different stores located near where you live. We came up with this idea because whenever our parents go shopping, they usually go over their budget and don't reach their goal of saving money.
Although we didn't pass the first round in the competition, I'm going to use what I learned when I start working.
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