a peek into the life of marika
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Get to know Marika as she tells her interesting, unique, creative, story about her life journey! @empoweredpresTRANSCRIPT
A Peek into the Life of...
Marika
Mixed with:
JapaneseBritish
mexican french
irishswiss
Honolulu, HI.
marika was born in
So0 creative!
hut!like everyone else who lives in Hawaii,
marika lived in a
Just Kidding!
But, marika did grow up on a farm with a hut.
A watercressfarm to be exact!
Pearlridge mall!
Her neighbor was...
Hi!
Pearlridge mall!
Hawaii wasn’t the only place she lived.
Her dad wanted to pursue his masters in Entomology at...
Purdue!
marika’s first pets were hissing cockroaches!!!
Now shecan’t stand
roaches!
eww!
Instead, marika takes careof two pets rats.
YufiAsuka
Her parents got
when she was nine.divorced
That’s when marika discoveredher passion for...
Playing the piano
Art
Music hip-hop
90’s R&B80’sclassic rock
punk
rap
Technology(She taught herself how to code websites when
she was ten).
and
They helped her to channel her
emotions.
HORRIBLE Anxiety
What followed were years of:
Depression.and
marikapartieda lot to deal with her
anxiety.
When it came time for
college,
marika wanted to major inFashion Marketing.
she hooked her first retail job at
Leilow Hawaii,
And attended theUniversityhawaiiof
for a year,
But always
dreamtof leaving home.
Marika made her way to
Yipee!
freedom!
and attended
the Art Institute.
where she fell head over heels in love with...
GraphicDesign
GraphicDesign
What a hunk!
Then, her best frienddied suddenly in 2011...
R.I.P. Pupu Sumida
Unfortunately, her
anxietytook over her life.
So she packed her bags, and moved back home,
and took some time to nurse herself back toheal h.
Now, marika is much
and enjoys the simple things in life like...
happier,
Sweets!
Video games!
Cartoons!
Cool Socks!and
When marika is not busy
designing,she likes to eat...
A Lot!
She lovesstrawberries!
Can’tyoutell?
DO NOTtry to get her to eat
seafood.
She Seafood!HATES
I know, I know. How can someone live in
and not eat Hawaii
seafood?!
Since marika moved back home,she’s been...
skydiving!
It made her feel like she could do
Anything!
She’s also been working on projects like...
the HIFF 2012 Trailer
and Working with
Kaili.
Yay!
while Pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in
Graphic Design
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Her new found
happinessdoes not come without
fears.
like Hospitals,
cc
Enclosed
Spaces,
and Disappointment.
But, marika is always
future.positive
and look towards the
The journey of marika’s life has brought her to many different
places...
NYC
NYC
Florida
NYC
Florida
Bali, Indonesia
“But, as a wise man once said:
is about the
JourneyLife
not thedestination.”
Through her own
Journeyshe has learned...
To appreciatewhat you have,always.
And that
doesn’t
anything worth having,
come easy.
Now, she’s ready to
the world!conquer
So connect with
Click on one of these!
marika!
She can even teach you how to
shakawith your toes!
Shoots!
check these out!