<center>***80% of SUCCESS is showing up.***
 I don’t know what will happen next but here I am, and I’m showing up!</center>

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 <center> Hello! I’m **Karissa**, born and raised in the Philippines, 
a graduate of a degree in Fisheries but I’m no scientist 
(yep, that’s possible!) and I'm just enjoying the #islandlife. </center>

<center> Before I bore you, I just want to leave this right here: I am genuinely happy and excited to be part of this community (s/o to @wilynethcantong for the invite!).
And please bear with me, this won’t be lengthy (*pats self). **HELLO STEEMIT!** </center>

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<center> **BEING OUTSIDE IN THE OPEN** scares me the most. But hey, life’s a done deal anyway and I’ve noticed is that the more you acknowledge this to yourself, the scary part goes away. </center>

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<center> **BUT MY HEART BEATS FOR THE OCEAN!** I’m an open-water diver. Relative and opposite to my previous lines, yes, I enjoy going deep down several meters below. Having told that I’m no scientist, I still bear the heart for what comprises the majority of our raw food source: ***the ocean.*** I think it’s safe to say that even though I only came because of curiosity, I stayed for the cause. And if I had to do it all over again, I’d still choose the same choices…every time. </center>

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<center> **MINIMALIST PROJECT PH** – is both a movement and a lifestyle. A few years back, I started this simple brand of basic wear, photographs, video stories and creative designs showcasing simplicity being the ultimate form of sophistication. Less is more. Sometimes, a few words are more than enough. </center>

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<center>**FILM.** Back in 2016, I came across the epic ***#filmisnotdead*** art awareness. Not long after, I got my very first film camera from a thrift shop and also found very awesome mentors (thank you *@saiyanide* and Lala!) and before I got the gist of what was happening, I had my first used, 36 shots of 35mm film roll, developed! It was a defining moment of having found another fuel source for my starving creative soul. </center>

<center> When Einstein once said, ***"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid",*** he’s wasn’t making stuff up! We all have our unique niche (unique adaptations) and we should be busy doing what we love and just that. *Bahala’g dugay basta kanunay*, as we often say it in our native dialect (slow progress is still progress and if you’re doing what you love, it doesn’t matter anyway). </center>

<center>What does your heart really say? (for the lack of a better way to end this post. Ha, Ha.) So basically, that’s it. I hope you often have the drive to pursue the scary stuff and win at life. **Adventure is out there!** </center>

## <center> ***Chase the sunsets.*** </center>

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