The second stemmed from my family watching '1898: Los Últimos de Filipinas," a movie on the Siege of Baler from the Spanish perspective. We followed this movie by watching "Heneral Luna" and "Goyo: Boy General," letting me see a side of Filipino history that I, unfortunately, hadn't known very much about before.
This new-found interest in magic and renewed interest in history sparked the story you will find below by clicking "Read More," inspired by the Siege of Baler and García Márquez's works.
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It started with a birthday present from my friend, Elora. The book was called "The Lost City of the Monkey God" by Douglas Preston and it was a memoir of his travels into La Mosquitia - a region in Honduras said to contain La Ciudad Blanca - a legendary city. It was thrilling to be able to read about a real expedition like one could only dream about as a kid, but what was more thrilling for me was the end of the novel, when events take a turn for the worse for Preston and his crew. Hello, dear friends, and welcome to my blog. I have created this in order to serve partly as a resume and partly as a collection of my thoughts. If you don't know me too well, you'll know that my primary interests in life consist of serving others (thus my journey through nursing school) and storytelling (thus my creation of the Testimonials committee at my church as well as my love for writing). I hope that, through the creation of this blog, I am able to share a meaningful part of my life with you.
To further introduce myself, I will tell you that, while my full name is Alessandra Tatoy, most people call me Allie. I was born in Iloilo City, Philippines but was raised in San Jose, Antique, Philippines until the age of 2 years old. My love for my hometown (sweetly called the Land where the Mountains meet the Sea) has never ceased and was a major theme in my college essay, which I will be sharing later on. When I was 2 years old, my parents and I immigrated to the United States, which is a sacrifice that I will always be thankful for. In those first few years, my parents suffered through cramped apartments, no proper transportation, unfamiliar climates, and juggling multiple jobs in order to get us to where we are today. Eventually, we were able to settle down before moving to the Atlanta suburbs at the age of 6. I was incredibly lucky to have parents who were so supportive of all of my endeavours, allowing me to join ballet, piano, taekwondo, and other activities. However, we never forgot our Filipino heritage, which is heavily present in our house through the food, language, and other aspects of our culture. I studied hard all throughout school, participating in as many clubs and activities as I could and even getting a job during my senior year. Recently (in fact, today was supposed to be the actual date if not for COVID-19), I graduated from Lambert High School, sadly closing this period of my life; however, I look forward to the next chapter, where I will be attending Georgia State University in hopes of becoming a nurse. As of now, that is all I have to say of the story of my life. Hopefully, you will find it quite interesting, especially as I continue to share more. Below is my college essay, on the place they say is where Land where the Mountains meet the Sea. Mabuhay! |
AuthorAlessandra Tatoy knows that the power of words is stronger than anything, coming from a country whose fight for independence was sparked by the works of an author sentenced to death of his words. You can find her articles, poetry, short stories, and other musings here. Archives
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