All About Me

Well I guess my name would be a good starting off point. I'm Kerin Shawntae, I was born and raised in Whittier where the girls are prettier. I just recently moved to east Los Angeles a year ago, but my great grandparent have been living here over fifty years. My family has been living in California for the last six generation, but somewhere along the line my family's history of what city in Mexico we came from exactly has been forgotten. The most I can say is that I'm Portuguese and Mexican, I would never be able to tell you exactly where in Portugal or Mexico I'm from.
With that being said, it brings me to why I have decided to take Chicanos studies. This is the first Chicano studies class I've taken, and I wanted to take this class to learn more about the culture that I've been told I'm apart of. I figured if I don't know where my roots come from exactly, I should learn something about the culture I claim. My expectations of this class are to learn more about the Mexican culture, other then what our mothers teach us in the kitchen.
Well, I have no idea what I want to major in. I have no idea what my career goals are yet, but I believe that as a young adult i should be allowed the time to be lost and to figure out what I want to do. If i had to chose a major, I think im leaning towards a physc. major. I don't have a lot of hobbies but my list of interests make up for lack thereof. I enjoy writing, mostly poetry. I really enjoy art of all kinds. My favorite artist would have to be Frida Kahlo. With all that she has gone through, she is such an inspiration to me as a strong and proud Mexican female.