Hello Vokelites! My name is Margaret, and like Steph, I am a fellow newbie to the VOKLE team as well. I was born and raised in the Bay Area in Northern California. I just moved to Southern California a few months ago and have fallen in love with its perpetual sunshine (I’m ignoring the last few days) and quirky variety of food trucks.

I was admitted to the University of the Pacific in Stockton as a Pre-Pharmacy major, but graduated in International Affairs & Commerce with an emphasis in Marketing and a minor in Japanese. A big jump, I know (my parents were ecstatic). Last year, I came back from a 10-month stint studying abroad in Osaka, Japan, during which I ate my way through Asia. And if you can’t tell already, I love food. I am a pop culture junkie who loves traveling, fashion, and Googling images of Ryan Gosling. I also draw comics poorly.

I am very excited to be a part of this team and will do my utmost to not bring VOKLE crumbling down to ruins. To be honest, there is nothing I can say about VOKLE that Steph hasn’t already said so eloquently (nor will I attempt to at risk of shameful embarrassment). So I will just end it on this note: I am elated to be on board. Please excuse my poor attempts at humor.

Ahoy there fellow Vokleites!

My name’s Nelson, and I’ll be contributing to the VOKLE blog here and there. Just a little bit about myself, I recently moved to the Los Angeles region from Washington, D.C. and am ecstatic to team up with VOKLE!

I graduated high-school in 2008 with the hopes and dreams of becoming a novelist and a short story writer. I attended College of Santa Fe with the plans of majoring in Creative Writing but was soon thrown a curveball when it was announced over Thanksgiving break that the college could no longer support itself financially. I then transferred to Goucher College in Towson, Maryland for two semesters before deciding to take off school all-together. It was at this time that I decided to follow my passion in songwriting (a passion I’ve had for five years) and just two weeks ago moved to Los Angeles to start a fresh page in my life, a decision that has proven to be the best decision I’ve ever made, as it led me to VOKLE. After reading the mission statement and viewing the VOKLE website, I was hooked and here I am!

In my pursuit to start a fresh adventure, the VOKLE team has not only been welcoming but also inspiring. To be around such visionaries and passionate persons is more than I could have asked for. I look forward to my work with VOKLE.

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