EMILY IVY

     Howdy! My name is Emily Jayne Ivy. I am a Junior Marketing Major at Texas A&M University, and loving every moment of it. I am incredibly blessed to come from my particular family of four - my father encourages me in every direction I yearn to soar in, my mother grounds me and reminds me I am allowed to make mistakes, and my brother intellectually challenges me to develop my worldview. As an individual, I am passionate about music, people, creative writing, adventure, and photography.

     Let me expand a bit on each of those. I love listening to and creating music, primarily in the alternative/indie/rock genre but I branch out quite a bit. When I say I am passionate about people, I mean one of the things that brings me the most joy in life is watching/listening to people talk about the thing that ignites a fire within them. Relationships with my family and peers are of the utmost importance to me, and I try to strive to be a better friend/sister/daughter/coworker whenever I get the chance. I fully reject the idea that being comfortable is where I want to stay in life - I jump on any chance to travel and go on new adventures, to learn new lessons there, as well as to document as much of it as I can by photographs without forgetting to venture out in front of my lens.

     Overall, through the ups and downs, I love my life and all the mistakes I have made within it. Without these lessons, I would not be the person I am today - though I will always be working towards further developing myself to be a more kind, thoughtful, hardworking human.