1-WHO YOU ARE MATTERS

Hi, my name is Alexander Gross and I currently live in Los Angeles, right outside of USC. Before this, I have been lucky enough to live most of my life in San Diego. I plan to stay in Southern California so long as my career allows me to. Right now I am interning in aerospace, but want to pursue technology consulting which should leave my options open. Working from home this past year has opened my eyes to the opportunities of pursuing a career where I am not needed in an office from 9-5.

I learned a lot from my parents growing up, but most of it from my mom. They are almost opposites from each other. My mom finished her master's whereas my father never finished college. Instead, he had other ambitions and now has his own VC firm. However, I feel that I take the most important parts from both of them. I am finishing school and have plans for higher education, but no want to be stuck in some menial job. Unlike them, I found more stability early on, through school, internships, and relationships. 

Although I tell myself that I am building my own path, it is based on the success of my parents. Considering the success of my father, it is challenging to not want to do more. They allow me free reign to go where I want, but I am trying to teeter between both of their paths. My parents are the only people I look up to and have no other role model in my life. I achieve the best of what I can do and do not try to model myself from someone I do not know. I have found that they are more than enough in all aspects and live their life to the fullest, which I hope to one day do.

Given this, I see myself as a peacock. Although it has all these great colors, feathers, and wings, it still has trouble flying. It is weighed down by trying to impress others, but I want to soon get rid of these feathers and find my "flight". They are majestic creatures, but really do not serve much of a purpose. Eventually, I would like to connect with a different bird and lose what is weighing me down.

My childhood consisted of a lot of dreaming and wishing. Every so often I would find dandelions on the ground. I would pluck them and always make a wish, watching the seedlings float through the air. I thought that if I wished it and really believed it, it would come true. I would wish for the health of myself and my family, sometimes some new toy. This was my early stage in manifesting which, to some extent, I still believe today.

My sun is Aquarius, rising is Leo, and moon is Cancer. I am not sure what any of it means, but it seems to be very popular recently.