Humans of Allen: Micaela Chaparro
“When I was younger, my brother and I were kind of opposites, and we were polarized. He was very into science, math and logic, and so I kind of didn’t have a niche. So I decided that I’d start reading and writing, so I have my own thing to do. And once I started doing it, it’s cliche that I liked it because I can create whatever I want, or I can create whatever story I want. But it’s true, you can write whatever you want, no matter what it is, or how horrible it is. You can write it and make it a reality with a couple of words or sentences, and somebody else can read it and know the exact thought going through your head, which is interesting.”

Senior Divya Jagadeesh likes patterned socks, The Lumineers' album "Cleopatra" and almost any kind of podcast. She plans to study English and be at the...