Jimothée Jalamet

homeschooled 2-12

eldest sister

my first & longest held special interest was dinosaurs

born and raised in Indiana

mixed race

can’t decide between English, psych, and mortuary sci as a major

did geology and entomology in 4H for nine years

read abridged classic lit at 8 and fell in love with Frankenstein

likes all the vintage candy flavors everyone hates like licorice/violet/clove

raised by a former grunge rock mosh pit enthusiast mom

pulled out of school because I was bored and too AuDHD to sit there quietly

used to eat the cat food when my mom wasn’t looking

once went undercover as a guy and fooled a living history camp full of men

my parents are boomers

rawdogged homeschooling k-12 (no co-op, just me and my parents and siblings)

quit my first job of >2 years with no notice due to food safety concerns

born and raised devout christian* but didn't go to church until elementary age

used to work at walmart

graduated high school and completed my postsecondary degree before turning 18

lifelong celibate bisexual

Homeschooled K-8 and was valedictorian of my prep high school after

Could not pick a college major so had to go to grad school

Studied abroad in Austria and discovered the joys of philosophy

Grew up with no brothers in a family that is predominantly female

Quit a job at the Library of Congress on day 3

Discerned religious life seriously for 5 years and almost didnt go to college

Never moved as a kid but has lived at a different place yearly since college

Never gotten past a first date and only been on five dates total

Life been consistently defined by fandom obsessions (thanks lotr and httyd)

Will never give up the Catholic faith and is ready to be a martyr if necessary

grew up surrounded by immigrants

cradle catholic

first person in my childhood friend group to move out of state for college

eastern european

read the silmarilian in 7th or 8th grade; never finished it

spent every summer camping

migrated from pinterest

hid under playsets in grade school so I could read in peace

like my father but a girl; both show signs of adhd but very much undiagnosed

httyd and lotr were the reason I became a writer

is Italian 🍕🍝🍷

cradle Catholic ✝

homeschooled all thru hs

One of five winners at a local Star Wars trivia event run by the 501st Legion

able to read on my own at 3 (still wanted to be read to tho :) )

animal lover; especially cats 🐈

has a bachelors in creative writing

grew up primarily around boys/mostly guy friends

fashion/thrift store enjoyer

something else (tell me in the tags!)