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Lydia shares her experiences painting a large-scale jungle mural with educational plaques. She describes what happened when the leadership at the organization she was working with changed and how that affected her project.

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My name is Lydia England.  I am in the 11th Grade and attend iuniversityprep, which is a virtual school in the Grapevine Colleyville ISD.  Although I was born in Houston, I have lived in University Park, Texas, since I was eighteen months old.  In the Second Grade, I joined Brownies and was on Troop 3201.   Eventually, I became a Girl Scout Junior, Cadette, Senior and finally an Ambassador.  I earned my Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards during my career as a Girl Scout. 

Along with Girl Scouting, Ballet has also been a lifelong passion of mine.  Up until this year, I trained in the Professional Division at Texas Ballet Theater.   In September, I was offered a Trainee Position at Avant Chamber Ballet Company which is a professional ballet company here in Dallas.  I have had the opportunity to perform alongside a live orchestra this past year in ballets including The Nutcracker and Ramonda.  Over the course of the past four years, I have placed in the Top 3, Top 12 and Top 24 at the prestigious international ballet competition, YAGP.   My other hobbies include playing the piano, sewing, doing art and speaking French.  Also, in my spare time, I have a small business on Etsy selling hand decorated pointe shoes, hair bows, doll dresses and now face masks.

Lydia’s Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/TwinkleToesAndBowsLE?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=715085024

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