Keiziah Role Model

Keziah was a role model for me since I was practically an infant, and she still is a role model to me today. To me, she’s the older sister I’ll never have. She helped me grow up to be the teenage girl I am today. I looked up to Keziah as someone I should strive to become. She’s pure-hearted, supportive, passionate about what she loves and extremely generous. Those are such attractive traits to have, in my opinion. I don’t think I would be the same person that I am today if I’ve never met her when I did or where I did. No one could find a reason to dislike her, and for 14 years I still couldn’t find that reason. Despite us not being able to be together like we used to because of the 8,000 mile distance between us now, she still feels like an important part of my life. I love her like family, and I don’t think that’ll ever change. Track 1 - “Count On Me” By: Bruno Mars I always went to Keziah for advice when I was younger. The advice I asked for used to be as simple as homework help and trying to deal with my sisters. The most serious advice I’ve asked for back then was overcoming the incredible shyness I’ve lived with. The year before she left, my parents and other friends had just begun to discover my singing talent that I didn’t realize I had. I was terrified of performing in front of others, but because of Keziah’s advice I overcame that fear. She told me that I shouldn’t be afraid of being judged for how I perform, and I should know that I’m stronger than the negative comments that I feared. I’m still shy now, but with her help it isn’t as bad as it used to be. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t be able to sing confidently by myself for things like church, youth group, and song covers with my friends. Now that I’m in highschool though, I find myself wanting advice more than ever. With the distance between us, it’s harder to get any response from her. Sometimes I feel like a burden whenever I text her for advice, and then she responds days later because she’s busy with college and the flipped time zones. I’m happy that she always responds to me though. I know I can count on her because patience is truly a virtue. Track 2 - “Paper Hearts” By: Tori Kelly Ever since I attended her graduation ceremony from West Leyden, I was so afraid of the day she’d move away. It was seventh grade on the first day after winter break when Keziah left for her flight to the Philippines with her dad. I really didn’t want her to leave, but I knew that she wanted to go to college there and it would be best to be happy for her sake. That was why I didn’t shed a tear around her until I was out of her sight. The tears that came were short-lived because school was five minutes away and I had to look presentable. After not too long, I …show more content…
At the time, she was a fan of kpop, especially the group Girls’ Generation. Listening to that song ended up influencing my undying k-pop obsession. In the end, I became an even more intense kpop fan than she ever was. Besides introducing me to kpop, Keziah introduced me to many things involving music that influenced my love for that it. While attending West Leyden, she was a part of the Leyden Orchesis. Especially during Orchesis season, she’d often come to my house to practice on her own since I had more room in my place compared to her. I remember her teaching me some of her routines, and I think that jump started what would become the dancing hobby that I have today. Whenever I have time or if I’m stressed and need a break, I’d go on YouTube and teach myself a new dance. Thanks to her introducing me to both k-pop and dance, I now know about 100 dance routines that I probably wouldn’t have had the energy or determination to learn otherwise. Before she left, we also convinced our family friends to learn a dance that her and some other friends choreographed. We performed the fun dance at a birthday party, and this memory I will cherish as one of the top