To whoever is reading this – Professor Sheehan Saldaña, fellow IDC classmates, avid Eportfolio users – my name is Nicolette (or Nicoletta, as my big fat Greek family would call me) Belitsis. I’ve lived in New York all my life; I was born right here in Manhattan, Mt. Sinai to be exact. I lived in Flushing, Queens until the 3rd grade, when I moved to Manhasset Hills, Long Island…a 10-15 minute drive away from my old house. Yet, I’m honestly in Queens so frequently – much of my family lives in Flushing, Bayside, and Douglaston – I still consider it home.
Speaking of family, they are such a giant part of my life. I have 9 first cousins, ranging from 2 to 22 years old, and they all live no more than 30 minutes away from my house. Thus, I see them very often. As a matter of fact, this past weekend my second cousin from my mom’s side got married. That means my extended family from all over the world – Greece, San Diego, COSTA RICA – came to New York. To put it simply, it was a hectic weekend. If you still can’t picture what it’s like reuniting, and even meeting members of a huge Greek family for the first time, this may help: http://youtu.be/_dyujnqFuBo*
(*my mom’s side of the family doesn’t have that many Nicks, it’s more Michael or some form of the name Evthoxia. It’s my dad’s side that is loaded with Nicks, hence my name.)
Although my family comes first, there are many other important things in my life! I love my friends from high school, and miss them so much. We’re all counting down the time until we’re reunited again!!
Here’s our “crew” in the Hamptons!
I miss these girls soooooooo much!
One of my other big interests is music. I cannot even imagine a world without music. I’m one of those people that really enjoy a variety of music – anything EXCEPT COUNTRY. My favorite type of music is indie and I’m so excited to be seeing one of my favorite bands, Vampire Weekend on September 20th! (if you don’t know Vampire Weekend, THIS is one of my favorite songs by them.)
I feel as if I could go on and on about myself, but I’m very tired after this long weekend of family. This past hour has been my first hour alone since Thursday. I’m so excited to be starting this school year off, and I can’t wait to see what Macaulay has in store for me! I can’t wait to get to know the rest of you better!
Here’s one last picture. This one is one of the many photo booth pictures my sister, my cousins, and I took at the wedding last night!
