Some of my earliest memories are me teaching myself to sing in the orphanage. I was singing all day, in the house, in public, everywhere I went. I taught myself lots of songs at the orphanage, but the main one I remember is “Amazing Grace”. The first time I remember performing was singing at Sunday church when I was 9 years old. I sang there a lot and I would sometimes perform with a choir and sometimes by myself. I started singing because I felt broken and I guess I just turned to music in the hard times because it was the only way I could find a way out. I leaned on music because I felt lost, vulnerable, and confused, and it helped me through those dark times and it continues to help me today.