A Peek into the Life of...

Marika

Mixed with:

JapaneseBritish

mexican french

irishswiss

Honolulu, HI.

marika was born in

So0 creative!

hut!like everyone else who lives in Hawaii,

marika lived in a

Just Kidding!

But, marika did grow up on a farm with a hut.

A watercressfarm to be exact!

Pearlridge mall!

Her neighbor was...

Hi!

Pearlridge mall!

Hawaii wasn’t the only place she lived.

Her dad wanted to pursue his masters in Entomology at...

Purdue!

marika’s first pets were hissing cockroaches!!!

Now shecan’t stand

roaches!

eww!

Instead, marika takes careof two pets rats.

YufiAsuka

Her parents got

when she was nine.divorced

That’s when marika discoveredher passion for...

Playing the piano

Art

Music hip-hop

90’s R&B80’sclassic rock

punk

rap

Technology(She taught herself how to code websites when

she was ten).

and

They helped her to channel her

emotions.

HORRIBLE Anxiety

What followed were years of:

Depression.and

marikapartieda lot to deal with her

anxiety.

When it came time for

college,

marika wanted to major inFashion Marketing.

she hooked her first retail job at

Leilow Hawaii,

And attended theUniversityhawaiiof

for a year,

But always

dreamtof leaving home.

Marika made her way to

Yipee!

freedom!

and attended

the Art Institute.

where she fell head over heels in love with...

GraphicDesign

GraphicDesign

What a hunk!

Then, her best frienddied suddenly in 2011...

R.I.P. Pupu Sumida

Unfortunately, her

anxietytook over her life.

So she packed her bags, and moved back home,

and took some time to nurse herself back toheal h.

Now, marika is much

and enjoys the simple things in life like...

happier,

Sweets!

Video games!

Cartoons!

Cool Socks!and

When marika is not busy

designing,she likes to eat...

A Lot!

She lovesstrawberries!

Can’tyoutell?

DO NOTtry to get her to eat

seafood.

She Seafood!HATES

I know, I know. How can someone live in

and not eat Hawaii

seafood?!

Since marika moved back home,she’s been...

skydiving!

It made her feel like she could do

Anything!

She’s also been working on projects like...

the HIFF 2012 Trailer

and Working with

Kaili.

Yay!

while Pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in

Graphic Design

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Her new found

happinessdoes not come without

fears.

like Hospitals,

cc

Enclosed

Spaces,

and Disappointment.

But, marika is always

future.positive

and look towards the

The journey of marika’s life has brought her to many different

places...

NYC

NYC

Florida

NYC

Florida

Bali, Indonesia

“But, as a wise man once said:

is about the

JourneyLife

not thedestination.”

Through her own

Journeyshe has learned...

To appreciatewhat you have,always.

And that

doesn’t

anything worth having,

come easy.

Now, she’s ready to

the world!conquer

So connect with

Click on one of these!

marika!

She can even teach you how to

shakawith your toes!

Shoots!

check these out!