About Me, The Creator of This Website!
A page dedicated to Celina Misaki Stodder Hi! Welcome to my about me page, or the page about the person behind the creation of the homepage of this website, Celina Stodder! Below are some images that I see as a pretty good representation of myself, a general overview of my life so far, and a deeper dive into the hobbies that defined the different chunks of my life.
Here's a bit of background involving me!
Pre-School
I was born in Orange County, California, to a small home in Dana Point. Within a few years, my parents moved to a bigger house, which my dad still owns to this day. I went to a private school with the kids of some of my mom's friend's parents, before transferring to another private school called Anneliese.
Elementary
At Anneliese, I discovered my passion for ballet, and made some incredible friends along the way! It was a pretty expensive school, but my mom worked there, which allowed me to be able to afford it. I was able to go on so many amazing field trips, and was granted some incredible opportunities! Unfortunately, I had to move away at the start of 5th grade.
Middle School
Starting from 5th, I started taking the violin more seriously, and moving into middle school, I gained a solid group of people that I adored with all my heart, bonding over our shared practice of orchestra. I also began to pick up some more interest in theatre (though I was still very saddened by having to leave ballet), which leads into now!
High School
High School has been alright! I still have two years to go, but I have fallen in love with the theatre program, and met some great people through that! I'm still sort of finding my footing, but I am very thankful for the opportunities I have had since I moved to Santa Barbara.
So, Who Am I?
Well, as already stated, I am Celina Misaki Stodder, current resident of Santa Barbara, California, and MAD student at SBHS. I am designing this website to act as a personal resource for the upcoming AP World History Exam, and anyone else who might be interested in using it! (Though I can't promise that it will be perfectly accurate). I consider myself to be diligent and a hard-worker, and I really want to do well on it, part of the reason I am using this assignment to merge the two topics together. While it might be a bit of a wild card in terms of fitting into the assignment topic, I hope that I can make a good website and get a good score on the AP World History Exam!
The Big Three
Ballet
Over the course of my life, I have had three big passions that rose above the rest: ballet, the violin, and theatre. Ballet was what I grew up with. It was my first true hobby, and something I still hold very dear to my heart. I went to a theater called Laguna Dance Theater, which was massively professional and filled with amazing and talented people. We did two big shows a year, one of which being the nutcracker and the other slot which was alternating. Some of the productions I participated in included Alice in Wonderland and Swan Lake! (Which was also my final show). I started around two years old, and kept going until 10, when I unfortunately had to quit due to the expenses of going on point, though now I hope I can eventually pick up dance again. While I was devastated about having to quit, that didn't stop me from putting just as much passion into my next hobby.
Orchestra
While I played the violin for nearly 5 years, it wasn't the instrument itself that made me fall in love with it. Instead, the people around me and friends I made through orchestra is what really caused me to stick. I was lucky enough to go to a school that had an incredible music program, and I was even able to find some opportunities outside of my school that allowed me to continue to play the violin. I was far from the best, but I was definitely getting pretty good by the end, and I was so sad to see everything come to an end due to covid. However, nothing will ever be able to replace the memories I have made through orchestra, and I will forever treasure them.
Theatre
And now, we reach theatre! While ballet and orchestra had been my primaral focuses previously, I actually have had a lot of experience in theatre too. I also tend to see theatre as a blending of my two backgrounds, as it takes both dance and music into one while adding acting to the mix. I absolutely adore all of the people I have met through it, and I can't wait to continue being an active part of theatre in my upcoming years!