“All through HS, I was actually seen as really nerdy. It had to do with the fact I was acting in community theater. My parents were supportive, but my classmates, and even some friends, didn’t always get it. I was going against the HS grain.”

Well, you’re def part of the “in crowd” now! How did you get over feeling like an outsider? "You really just need to forget about what other people think and be you - even though it’s totally hard. I finally realized people will accept me when I’m just myself. The type of friends you make when you’re being 100% “you” are true buds who are going to stick by you no matter what. The friends I have now that I also had back when I was in school, are the ones I made naturally when I wasn’t trying to be someone else.”