Dancing Scarecrows: An Incite To Anthonia (Nia) Wray

     I was my father's first born. His name was Anthony. Since I couldn't be Anthony Jr, my mother decided to change my father's name into a girl's name, Anthonia. Does that mean I'm the female  version of my father? In ways, I guess you could say I am. We share many qualities but we have our difference which makes me unique from my father.  

     In the urban dictionary, my name refers to someone who is beautiful, intelligent, honest, and has a passion for living and loving. This describes me oh so well. From my mother's point of view, I'm a beautiful person. I would say I'm a beautiful person as well. All my friends and family would say I'm intelligent and honest. With the passion for living and loving, I think I do both a little too much sometimes. I love everyone I meet which could be creepy but I don't care. Unless someone gives me a reason to not love them, then I will love them like crazy. I live life the best way I can. Every opportunity to try something new, I go for it. Why not? Live life while we still have it right. Yolo!

     As amazing as Anthonia sounds, I barely use that name. Some people don't even know that's my name. I usually go by Nia. 9 out of 10 people say Anthonia incorrectly. It's better to make my life and theirs easier by telling them to call me Nia. 

     If you Google Nia, it would probably lead you to a gym which does Nia. Nia is a movement practice drawn from martial arts, dance arts, and healing arts. The practice of Nia puts two of my passions into one. I want to be a doctor when I grow up. I love the thought of  helping people to be as healthy as they possibly can be. I also love to dance. I love doing it and watching it. The practice of Nia helps people with their health through dancing. That's an awesome way to combine these two of my loves.

     To wrap it all up, is my last name, Wray. The W is silent so someone would just say Ray when saying my last name. Wray is a village in the United Kingdom. It's a beautiful village which is small and friendly looking. It matches me because I am small and friendly. This village is also known for its scarecrows. I have never seen a scarecrow and I don't plan to see any soon. Scarecrows are made to be scary. I am the opposite of a scarecrow. I don't really scare anyone. I smile way too much to be scary. Also scarecrows are portrayed as brainless from the Wizard of Oz. As mentioned before, I am a smart person so that description doesn't match me either. 

     All together, my name matches me perfectly. Each part holds a part of me. From my fun side of dancing and living life to my more serious side of wanting to be a doctor. I am my name and my name is me. I would never change either because they fit each other.