Let Me Introduce Myself

Wow. The day has come.

I’ve been talking about creating a website/blog since high school. It’s taken me long enough but I have finally taken the plunge and I am so excited, nervous and ready. Here goes nothing (but maybe everything).

My name is Arianna. I was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador and moved to Miami, FL when I was seven. I am the oldest of five (yes five, two brothers and two half-sisters), I have three small tattoos (dying for more), I would do anything to pack my bags and run away to Madrid, I don’t eat cereal with milk and I prefer cats over dogs (sorry to Annie, my 1-year-old Kerry Blue Terrier).

I am a senior at the University of Florida studying public relations while getting a head start on my online masters in digital strategy. I am a busy gal (which is why I have been procrastinating on creating my website until now but okay no more talking about that). Throughout my time at UF I have been involved on campus as much as possible. I am a campus rep for Victoria’s Secret Pink, which has been the most life-changing experience of my life, and I’ll be sure to write a blog post on that after my time in the program wraps up. I am also a campus ambassador for Vera Bradley, which quite literally made me change my major from broadcast journalism to PR after I discovered it is a real job to work with cool brands. I am a media manager at The Agency, UF’s own student-staff full-service communications firm where I’ve gotten to work with clients like Tommy Hilfiger and Orangetheory Fitness. Last but not least, I am a marketing assistant at GatorWell, UF’s health and wellness promotion services with a mission to help foster student success. I have studied abroad in Italy and I have interned for Pink in NYC. I have made incredible friends and met some extraordinary mentors. These experiences have meant the world to me and have helped me grow in ways I never imagined possible.

All that being said, I have loved (almost) every second I have spent at UF but I am so ready to call a new place home. My heart is set on the big apple.

I have been a “micro-influencer” (feels weird to call myself that) for four years now and I am a lover of all things fashion, beauty and lifestyle media. I consider myself a content creator and use Instagram as a platform to share my style, passions and everyday life. If you want my real, completely unfiltered thoughts though I recommend my Twitter (no apologies for all my retweets of Harry Styles and Timothee Chalamet photos, you’ve been warned).

I am terrified to graduate. Terrified. But I know I am about to embark on an amazing adventure, I just feel it. I don’t want to be an adult, but I’m excited to try.

I hope this blog serves as a place for inspiration for whoever actually reads it and as a personal catharsis whenever I want to write out my thoughts. I have a lot of them. I can’t wait to see where this goes.

I won’t ramble on about myself forever, so for now, I’ll leave you with this. Thank you so much for being interested in what I have to say and for stopping by. If you want to be friends, work together or simply send me a picture of your cat (I’ll accept dogs too), hit up my line through the contact tab.

Hasta luego (I am fluent in Spanish okay!),

Arianna