A Little About Me

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I'm not the type to really talk about myself. When I'm told to introduce myself I usually respond with something boring and generic like this: I'm 22 years old. My family moved around a lot as I grew up so I don't have much of a hometown. But I have come to realize that moving a lot as a kid has helped me to better adjust to change. After two years of college I decided to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in wonderful Brazil. And if you were wondering, "are they those people with name tags knocking on my door talking about Jesus?!" Yes...yes that was me. And I loved every moment of it. 
I met my wonderful husband (Josh) about 5 years ago and shortly after returning home from my mission we got married in August of 2017. We currently live in Rexburg, Idaho. 
I'm a junior at Brigham Young University - Idaho studying Psychology. My dream is to go into marriage and family therapy to help families find success and happiness in their relationships. This semester I am taking a Family Foundations class that will help me to better understand the family unit and what helps it thrive. I look forward to learning how I can not only strengthen my family relationships but also learn how to help others strengthen theirs. I will be blogging about the entertaining and controversial topics we will discuss in class over the next few months.  Stay tuned! 
Nao sou o tipo de pessoa que fala de si mesma. Quando eu tenho que me introduzir eu usualmente respondo com algo generico assim: Tenho 22 anos. Minha familia mudou muitas vezes na minha vida entao nao tenho uma cidade "minha."  Mas eu realizei que essas mudancas me ajudou a ajustar melhor para mudancas futuras tambem. Depois de dois anos na faculdade eu decidi a servir uma missao pela Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Ultimos Dias no Brasil Maravilhoso. Muitas pessoas pensem, "sao as pessoas com placetas batendo na  minha porta falando de Jesus?!" Sim....sim foi eu. E eu amei cada momento daquilo. 
Eu encontrei meu esposo 5 anos atras e um tempinho depois de chegar em casa da minha missao a gente se casou em Agosto de 2017. Atualments, nos moramos em Rexburg, Idaho. Estou no terceiro ano da faculdade e estou estudando psicologia. Meu sonho e trabalhar de terapia da familia e o casamento. Esse semestre estou fazendo aula de relacionamento da familia que vai me ajudar a saber como fortalecer a minha familia e tambem aprender a ajudar outras familias a fortalecer as familias deles. Eu vou escrever sobre esse topico controverco e divertido que nos discutimos nesse messes que vem. Fique aqui! 

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