Something To Know About “Her” (Me)

Good day to everyone and nice to meet you all! My name is Josephine Eira Soriano but you can all call me “Nina” for short. I’m a 21-year-old, 5’9ft tall gal who’s taking a BA Communication program at Saint Louis University.

I like long walks on the beach, big opportunities and fried chicken. That part is actually from a drag queen (Jujubee), in one of my favorite reality TV shows called “Rupaul Drag Race” but I do like big opportunities and relating myself through things that could make me grow as my authentic self. I love watching series and films like RPDR, Euphoria, Gossip Girl (most of them are series).

My hobbies lately are editing photos/posters and making short stories. I usually just write what’s on my mind — a short story, a poem, anything that I could write on a piece of paper. Rather than overthinking situations, I tend to write them down. Sometimes I make metaphoric stories or poems about it like random scenarios in my head that eventually make sense. I sometimes read in my free time, especially when I don’t have my work yet, either I read Haruki Murakami books (since that’s the author I’m kin on right now) or biography of artists.

People can describe me as the curious fashionista diva with a kind heart, especially in the pre-pandemic days, you can already see me strutting the hallways of Perfecto building in my staple outfit (which is a black turtleneck, grey checkered pants, doc martens and a beret) with a cup of iced coffee on my hand then I love helping out with my friends and giving out hugs to everyone.

I do love being around people, knowing about new things from them and acting on what’s around me. Working under pressure is one of the things I like to feel, that’s why I started to work again even though we had classes because it makes me feel more alive.

Those are part of my strengths, I also like to prioritize the work I have in groups and a lot of people but I know to myself I have my weaknesses. One of my weaknesses is getting my saboteur (imposter syndrome) the best out of me. Those moments where I could just work with my academic requirements but I let myself hold back for days, weeks or months.

Another weakness of mine is that I prioritize the wrong things sometimes. I focus too much on work life rather than my academic life but I’m trying to make it different now because I still want to see myself in many places.

“What makes us the most normal,” said Reiko, “is knowing that we’re not normal.”
- Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

That’s one of the quotes I’ve read lately that made an impact on me because it made me think I should embrace myself as my authentic and true self.