Greetings to all, I present myself, Jalen Corley, to English 1102. I humbly introduce myself. Currently, I am a sophomore at Georgia State University and plan on transferring to the down town location after my semester here is complete. Here at Georgia State, I am taking the path to ensure I get my bachelors in the study of Arta and Design. I plan on taking actions with my study skills when I have completed my 4years with computer graphic designing.

I wasn’t always the artist you perceive me now as. When my mother was conceived with me in her stomach, she was a part of the most hectic military force, the marines. My mother was only in boot camp when I was just a bump in her stomach. Eventually I would be born on the 3rd day of November. Unfortunately, my mother could not finish her marine path due to the sudden birth of me which she was not prepared for. 

Me, being only consciously aware of being in Atlanta my whole life, finds it weird that my birth certificate says the state of Maryland. But it is the truth, it’s jaw dropping for me whenever I look at my certificate. My mother was stationed in Bethesda, Maryland at the time. After 2 weeks of my birth, me and my mother moved to Virginia and stayed down there for about 4 months. When news got to my mom that my family was moving to Atlanta from New York, my mom quickly came down to accompany them and that’s where life in ATL started at only 1 years of age. 

Currently, present day, my hobbies include sketching, painting, drawing, and making instrumental beats. As you can tell, art has always been a desire, since a little boy. I’ve been sketching before I could remember and it shifted towards asking beats around the 10th grade of high school. Making beats is a totally new adventure for me because it allows you to express yourself in 808’s, snares, and kicks. It feels truly amazing when I have friends put vocals over my beats and we’re making music from scratch. My hobbies and past experiences define the person I am today.