My Story

Growing up, I idolized reporters working in the field – living the breaking news as it was happening and connecting with people whose lives were affected. I wanted to be like them.  The problem was, I was very shy as a child and my greatest fear was making wrong decisions, so I rarely made any. Even though I wanted to pursue reporting, I focused on all the what-ifs. I didn’t take risks, for fear of the outcome. But eventually, I found myself needing some sort of change to inspire me out of this limiting mindset. So, at 20 years old, I moved to Los Angeles to study TV Production & Journalism. While in LA, I fell back into old patterns, afraid of making decisions that could potentially affect others’ perception of me. This truth crystallized for me one day in 2016 when, on a first date,  gone wrong, I played a game of Never-Have-I-Ever. Through the process of the game, I realized how much life experience and adventures I had missed out on simply because of fear. That was the powerful inciting incident that led me to start my Youtube video series “Never Have I Ever,” in which I would try something new that scared me and film the experience. The series not only enabled me to face my fears, but also connect with others in the process, interviewing them and learning more about these niche activities I was bravely leaping into. I had to overcome the initial doubt of this idea when I filmed my first experience.  By asking “How can I step out of my comfort zone?”  “How can I get over a fear or limitation?” I was able to push myself rather than hold myself back.