(kah•meh•lyah) or (kuh•MEE•lee•uh) depending on who you ask.

If you think my first name’s hard to pronounce, try my full legal name, Camelia Sofia De Jesus Arroyo. And yes that fits on my driver’s license somehow.

I was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico after my mom was induced into labor shortly after eating a large serving of mofongo. When I was 7, my family relocated to West Palm Beach, FL and much to my surprise, my 2nd-grade peers couldn’t even point out Puerto Rico on a map, but they could point out my accent. Naturally, I chose another humid place to live when I moved to Savannah, GA to attend Savannah College of Art and Design.

Things that make me smile :)

  • pretty flowers

  • sunny days

  • iced lattes

  • my dog

  • other dogs

  • chocolate lava cake

Things that make me, me

  • I was voted as “Most Likely to become a Meme” for my High School’s Senior Superlatives.

  • I was once stung my a bee on my eyelid and I cried when an eyelash was stuck in my eye until my sister took it out with a cotton swab in the doctor’s office.

  • I didn’t get my driver’s license until I was 18.

  • I spent 3 weeks of my Summer growing up at an all-girls sleep away camp for 4 years.

  • I’ve never watched a Harry Potter movie.