Hi everyone! It is a pleasure to meet everyone!

My name is Darian Murillo. My pronouns are she/her/they/them, but I identify as gender fluid so it’s perfectly fine with whatever pronouns. I am a transfer student from San Diego City College and I’m majoring in English. My dream is to become an author and write about fantasy (my favorite genre) and express my feelings towards writing, but mostly be able to express myself creatively because I want to connect with people who maybe have similar passions or feelings when it comes to certain obstacles in life. I got back into writing after my grandma passed away, it helped me be able to let go of the anger and sadness I was holding onto, so now its become my salvation.

I have a passion for reading and writing , hence why I work in a bookstore (BEST JOB EVER!) so far my favorite books are the ACOTAR series, Jane Austen, Hunger Games, Fourth Wing and others. I love anime and K-pop, soooooo if anybody has recommendations let me know!!! I enjoy getting tattoos once in a while, but I mostly get anime and video game tattoos and they all have a different meaning to me. I have two dogs which we named Max and Rambo and three cats which we called Luna, Momo and Ume. I also love love LOVE MATCHA!!!!

I’m excited and nervous to be in this class and getting to understand more about Moby Dick because I want to challenge myself in order to understand more about classic literature.