books etc. volenteering at animal shelters and nur, swimming, writing poetry

my name is mikaila, I was raised in beautiful british columbia, but born in Cornwall, ON, a city made for drama and trouble. 16 years, although not alot, has been extremely tough on me, ive been through more than any teenager should have to go through. Just the other day I realized I was taking the wrong path down life and I fixed it, I got rid of the things and people causing the most stress in my life. Ive wanted to write a novel for a long time, and Im telling myself now that I AM going to do it.