Author Profile

My name is Trixceeanne Cuevas. I am a 21-year-old, first generation, Filipino-American. I attend California State University, Northridge where I major in public health promotion and pre-nursing. I am currently employed at the Victoria’s Secret franchise at the Westfield Topanga mall as a bra specialist and I absolutely love my job. It’s an entirely different work environment from the restaurant I waitressed and cashiered at for 3 years. Up until recently, I had also been volunteering at Roze Room Hospice as well as One Generation, a child daycare and a senior citizen enrichment center.

Although I have never met my father or his family, I grew up in a very large family on my mother’s side. I am the eldest of twenty-four grandchildren. This greatly contributes to who I am as a person because it entrusted me with the greatest responsibility in the family. I watch over my younger siblings and cousins as if they were my own children. I am not typically seen as one of this kids, but as the youngest adult. Along with this, I am also the only child my mother and biological father had together, so I do not have any biological siblings. However, I do have a half brother whom I love with all my heart and see as my full brother, and two other step-siblings. How this shapes me as a person is driving my greatest desire in life to fall in love, get married once and once only. This is so that my kids can grow up with and knowing their father, and also have at least five children so that they can grow up in a big family just as I did. I am without a doubt a hopeless romantic and constantly wish and hope for that happily every after: the prince charming, the big castle, and a happy family.

My career is important to me as well, but not nearly as significant as having my dream family someday. My immediate goals for the future are graduating from CSUN with honors and obtaining my bachelor’s of science degree in public health promotion. My future and ultimate career goal is to someday change the world. That is why after I graduate, I hope to join the Peace Corps and do some good for mankind. I also hope to obtain my registered nursing license because I am fascinated with science, the medical field, and helping people. I am a natural caretaker and I believe nursing, along with public health promotion, to be the way to fulfilling all of my desires.