ABOUT ME

Salutations, and welcome to the first entry on this blog! If you've yet to be acquainted with me, my name is Alya Alvina Hadisoemarto.
At the time of writing this, I am fifteen years old.

I have many hobbies-- art, listening to music, gaming, singing, playing guitar, watching and rating films, reading, and hitting the gym. But out of these, I'd rank drawing and listening to music the highest. There really isn't a time in my life where I did not draw-- it's something i've been doing for ever since i can remember, and I believe that i'll continue it til the end of my days as well. 

Some other things I enjoy are tech stuff, and shooters.

In real life (I must specify this due to my copious amount of online aliases-- privacy first, everybody!), I go by Alya, and Alya alone, even if it is a common name; as they were brainstorming names for me, my parents wanted one that'd encapsulate their hopes for me as a person— Alya is a name of Arabic origin which means to be of a high social position, whereas Alvina is a European name, roughly meaning "noble friend". Hence, I was given the name Alya Alvina Hadisoemarto. The name was given a week after my birth. Meaning, for at least a week of my life, I was without a name. It's a bit of a redundant fact about myself, but one I find amusing nonetheless. Speaking of my birth, I was born at roughly 3 PM on the 22nd of January in the year 2007, at Bandung, West Java. Also known as, where we stand at this very moment. However, the hospital in which I was conceived now no longer stands— standing in its place is now an eye clinic. My family only consists of my Father, Mother, and I. At my time of birth, I was an only child, and that fact remains to this day.

There's not much I remember about my early life-- most likely due to it being not very memorable. The first several years of my life were, thankfully, uneventful. I lived in my grandparents home with them and my parents, until I moved abroad when I was 3. My father had recieved a scholarship in Public Health from Harvard University, and so our family came along with him to Massachusetts.

To live in such an enviroment is a privilege. It isn't something easily obtained by everyone, so I'm forever grateful for the chance to live there.

Returning to Indonesia was not an easy feat.

Heavy culture shock is to be expected when moving countries, especially at such a young age; but it still hit me hard. Socially, I did not do well at all. I spent much of my time angry at the world.

Middle school was different, but not exactly in the best way. I was more socially equipped, especially linguistically. However, progression was stagnant.

However, I felt a shift in tone entering SMA.