Kerem SK

When I was younger, much younger, naïve, shorter, than I am today, I was endowed with the ever useful gift (and curse) of polylinguism. I was born into a suburban family in the South East of the United States; however, my first language was, quite unusual to North American ears. Turkish was my mother tongue, for both my parents had agreed that the Turkish language would be essential to connecting me, pulling me closer, and allowing exclusive lines of communication to my immediate family, cousins, distant relatives, history, and culture of my Middle Eastern heritage. The learning of English and French, at the age of four, further enhanced my world of words and the personal enrichment that followed the expansion of my vocabulary and descriptive palette. By the age of 15 I had also mastered the Spanish language. I have taken advantage of my linguistic skill set and opened open up hundreds of illuminating conversations across the globe. I must be honest, despite this outstanding and encyclopedic comprehension of so many languages at such a young age, a gift I would never publicly brag about, I can still recall the many dreadful experiences I had with my first creative writing assignments. As is perhaps the case today, my mind is often going in about 2 039 directions at once when it comes to imagination, description of emotion, and transducing the chatter of the brain into eloquent and chockablock with expressions of self. Thus, when it comes to articulating my emotions or personal experiences in an outwards manner, written, verbal, musical, or artistically, the rivulets of my imagination are thwarted and diluted by the infinite options, choices, and potential outcomes. Nonetheless, this degree self-awareness has had its benefits. Albeit challenging, I've had to place my hyperactive imagination on the shelf if I actually want to channel this creative energy. I've learned that all things may inspire us to create, reflect, or contemplate on our current place in our lives, the emotions that coarse through our bodies, and the inevitable consequence of our deliberate and accidental actions. However, if you want to channel these ideas, you've got to realize that you must be the conduit for your language, thoughts, and expressions, and not these things, themselves, if you wish to create the momentum for creation.

Go outside, eat your veggies, read a good book, and talk with your friends, make some new ones, and have a wonderful day!