silhouette by Lemar Alejo, photography by Natalie Ray

  So, what do you do?
I work for Clinique. I travel to different malls and their events. I usually do a lot of work at Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus. We can also do wedding parties. It’s nice though because a couple months ago I went to Vero Beach and they pay for your drive time, you’re paid you’re wages, they pay for your mileage, your food and your shift is over at 6 or 7 o’clock and the next day you don’t work until noon so you have all night to go out and it’s all on them.

Hobbies?
I usually don’t have time for hobbies. I like to read. I like to play soccer. I like to do anything outside. Bike riding. Really bad at roller-blading but I try. Try to surf. Not good at that either.

So how do you like to relax?
Come home and watch a movie. That’s why I know movies by heart. I love science fiction. I love anything scary. And then sometimes I get addicted to these weird movies like “Legally Blonde” which is usually the movie I would make fun of but I just like it.

 

Where are you 8 years from now?
One of two places…I’m either surrounded by animals in a rehabilitation environment with exotic animals or I’m working in the government somewhere high up in the EPA making a big difference in environmental laws and regulations.

How do you know you’re living life the best you can or maybe you’re not, maybe it could be better?
I just know because I wake up every morning and I feel optimistic, happy. I feel like that I’m doing all that I can to get to where I want to be. Just being happy most of the time. What else is life. I don’t want to be 90 years old and look back at all of the money I’ve got. I’m 90. Who cares? I want to look back and be like look at all the stuff I’ve done…look at all the people I touched. That’s what I want. I want to look back and say how awesome what a great life.