Well hello there! It's me, your girl Ari! I'm 23, born and raised in southern California! El Segundo, to be precise! Which is a sweet little suburb that is sort of like a little piece of MidWest that wandered into Los Angeles. I was one of those book wormy kids that liked fairness. I chased truth, I liked mediating fights. I tended to be painfully shy in public and 100% off the wall in private. My best friend, Miss Mary Thomas, soon to be Kennett can attest. I went to the Young Americans College of Performing Arts and toured with them from 2012-2016. I owe many of my best friends and greatest inspirations, mentors, teachers, and role-models to that group. I love performing, but not as much as I love teaching, and still not as much as I love Jesus! I really like the term "My heart is on fire for Jesus", so I'll use it here!