who am i?

earlier today i was having a discussion about introducing yourself to other people. when someone comes up to you and says, who are you? what the heck do you say? or if you are asked to introduce yourself, how do you do that? most people respond to that by stating their name, age, hometown, maybe discuss friends, family, significant others, pets, or sometimes your favorite thing to eat, see or do. but how much does that really say about you?

i could sit here and say, my name is sarah, im 19. i grew up in a small town in montana, and now im pursuing a double major in communications and philosophy at rocky mountain college in billings. i have great friends and a great family. i recently got out of a longerish term relationship. i have a younger sister and a dog. i like almost all foods, enjoy reading and love spending time outside. that gives you a basic view of me. but can you tell that im 19 and will turn 20 in december? that i'm excited about it but i think its crazy that im going to be that old, and out of my teenage years? i grew up in a town so small that i graduated with 21 kids, and half of them had been to school with me since kindergarden? that while my interests in school are very humanitarian now, at one time i wanted to be a dental hygenist? the longerish term relationship i just got out of was with a guy who lived 250 miles away from me? that my younger sister is actually taller than me and that my dog weighs almost as much as i do? or that while i enjoy reading, eating and being outside, my favorite thing is to do all of them at once?

no. you can't tell all that from the introduction i gave. and even all of those things, while they are important, still dont make up who i am as a person. and all of those things arent what i think are most important for people to know about me... but is it possible to introduce yourself and really explain something about who you are as a person? im not sure. maybe that is half the fun of meeting new people. is learning a little bit about them, and seeing who sparks your interest, and who doesnt. figuring out who to get to know more and how to go about it.

its probably not possible to really explain yourself in a brief introduction, but there is a way to portray yourself thats unique, and original. a way to help yourself stick in the minds of the people you meet. i honestly hope that the people i meet remember me, not just as 'that sarah girl' but as something more. maybe they have, and maybe they haven't... something to work towards.