Who are you?

My name is Isabella Rossi and I’m a Freestyle and Mountain View student. I’ve had a love for anything creative my entire life and I’ve loved my time in Animation so far! Outside of Freestyle, I am obsessed with marine biology and I’ve been volunteering with actual marine mammals for almost a year, which has been a dream come true!! 🙂

What are your core values in life?

I really value creativity and leadership. As an artist myself, I believe that creativity is the basis behind our lives since almost everything has at least a little creativity in it. I also truly value leadership, as I think it is a skill most people should have and it’s something I’ve been working hard to improve on for myself.

What are you currently passionate about in life?

I change what I’m passionate about constantly, but I’ve recently been spending a lot of time trying to learn more physical crafts by learning sewing and embroidery, which has been a fun challenge as someone who has primarily worked more 2D in art. I love to learn, and having a physical product to display after learning a new skill has been an awesome motivation to keep working on it!

Why did you choose to become a Freestyle student and what do you value/appreciate about being a Freestyle student?

I’ve really wanted to be a Freestyle student since before I was even a Mountain View student. The Animation elective was my main reason to want to join, but Digital Media also seemed really interesting and I wanted to take a more interesting English class than the ones they have on the regular campus. One thing I really value as a Freestyle student is the sense of community we have in our classes. Our classes are really small so we get to know everyone really well and collaborate closely with each other, which has been a really fun experience.