About me!

Who am I and what are my passions are not always the easiest questions to answer, seeing as my passions often change. I am a freshmen, and my name is Haley Shovlin. I always have a passion for the happiness of others, and my family. My passions go farther than this, but im not great at the whole “think of your passions and spill them on paper” business. I am intrigued by the people around me and finding new things I love. Most recently I have discovered the love for baking, over the last couple of years. I am interested in finding new ways to bake goods that no person has seen, or are at least very uncommon. The cookie dough stuffed cupcakes, s’mores cookies or the ice cream cone cupcakes were definitely a hit amongst my hometown. Most people do not know as much about sign language and the culture of the deaf as I do. After studying the culture for 3 solid years I have a great understanding for the topic, and can almost sign fluently. Sign language is also I passion I forgot to mention. I am rather good, which always help to make me enjoy a task. But as well as being good I enjoy the fluid motions and conversations I can have without speaking a single word. The emotions shown in my face and the drastic movements of my body expressing exactly what I want other people to understand is so intriguing to me for the oddest of reasons.

I write mostly when I am forced to, to be completely honest. When I do write without being pushed, I usually am writing out of a strong emotion. Whether I am upset or angry, I usually write to express my feeling at the time being to further help me with that similar emotion in the future. Writing hasn’t done all that much for me in the past few years, except for help me get my emotions out. When I am overwhelmed I write to get out my thoughts, put them on paper and have them vacate my mind for the time being. The problems I face are usually how to word exactly what I am thinking in either a grammatically correct or understandable way. I am not always the best at putting words on paper when they are flying around in my jumbled up mind. Ideally I write in a room with dim lighting, with a bright computer screen flashing the words before me to guarantee I see what I am putting on paper. I usually write alone, laying on my stomach and nothing else around me, to keep me from being distracted. Writing is not my passion, most likely because I am a poor writer, in my opinion at least. I use it when I need to, or when I am forced to write for school, such as now. But if I am taught to become a much better writer I might find joy in it somewhere.