Hello! As you may already know, my name is Kellie Kalbach. This page is a little background information about myself. I am 25 years old. I was born in Chester, PA. I graduated from Sun Valley High School in 2012. I attended Delaware County Community College right out of high school. I took a some classes over a few semesters and realized I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life! I was always very passionate about fitness. I played sports my entire life, so I was always athletic. I was a softball pitcher from age 6 to 18, and I also played volleyball. When I took some time off from college, I got certified in personal training. I've been a personal trainer for about 3 years now. I worked in multiple gyms throughout those years, and I was also bar tending on top of that. It wasn't until maybe a year ago I decided I wanted to go back to school to be a nurse. About a few months ago, I stopped personal training full time and got a job in the medical field to get some experience. I'm a Hemodialysis tech at the moment, and I still do train on the side sometimes. Going to the gym for me is my stress relief. It's really the only form I have to relieve stress that actually works for me, but I am hoping from this class that I can use writing to cope with stress, too.
I currently am not dating anyone or in a serious relationship. I was never in a long, serious relationship actually. I have tried so many times to date and I just haven't found the right one yet. Which is totally fine with me. I've learned to be more patient about it. I just recently moved into my third apartment now. I was living alone for a couple of years, and now I'm fortunate to have a roommate who I adore. She's one of my good friends who I met while bar tending. I do have a cat at the moment, but we plan on rescuing a dog soon! Some of my favorite writers are Ellen Hopkins, Maya Angelou, and Rupi Kaur. I do enjoy reading some poetry more than actual books sometimes, but I more so look up poems that connect with what I'm feeling in that moment, rather than only liking certain writers, if that makes sense. I am learning that I am a very emotional writer so far. I feel things very strongly, and I like to write at night mostly before I go to bed. That's usually when I have the toughest time relaxing, so this has been helping. I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, as I had written my "Letter to My Author Self" about. Due to that, I am always on the extremes with my emotions. I'm slowly learning to live life in a more calm way I suppose I should say, although it has been extremely difficult throughout the years. This is another reason why I very much want to get more involved with writing. I prefer writing with a pen and paper believe it or not, but I'm so messy with my writing that typing it is a lot easier for me to change my thoughts. My author identity is my Bipolar self, since I have so many different versions of myself that I am still learning about.
For more insight into my personality, please read my responses to the Proust Questionnaire and Letter to My Author Self. Thanks so much for reading!