Natalie Perez

Hello! Welcome to my e-portfolio! My name is Natalie and I am a second year at Indiana University Indianapolis; I aim to continue my education at Indiana University Indianapolis as a Health Science Major and minor in public health and attend medical school.

I am passionate about helping others and my community, which is why I chose to pursue health sciences. It allows me to develop relationships with my peers and other individuals, and to think about the bigger picture when it comes to medicine.

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ABOUT ME

I am from the Far East side of Indianapolis, I've lived there for many years and for most of my life I have swam competitively. I enjoy going on walks, reading mangas, and hanging out with my friends!
I am a lifeguard at the IUI Natatorium*~ I truly enjoy my job and the people I work with. I started working at the Nat May 2024 and have been enjoying it ever since. We host a lot of big events and it is so exciting to get to be there!
I have a cat and her name is Miso she is one and my pride and joy! I also baby sit two rag dolls; their names are Chai and sterling
Bilingual: Fluent in English and Spanish
I hope to make more connections and meet more people, and I am proud to say that I met some of my favorite people while attending IUI.

Funeral

I wrote my mother's obituary to honor her, and we had my brother read it.

Mom

My favorite picture of me and my mom.

Funeral

My mom loved flowers so we tried to get as many as we could on short notice.

Funeral

I wrote my mother's obituary to honor her, and we had my brother read it.

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My Background

In the last year my life has changed a lot and I wanted to share the moments that have shaped me in a lot of ways:

My family: My mother and father passed October 2024, and it was a tragic and violent incident that left me and my older siblings without our mom. As awful as it was it showed me just how much people care, and it really does take a village to heal and grieve. So many people reached out to help and donate for my mother's funeral and it was the brightest light in our darkest time. I will carry everyone's kind words with me forever and this incident showed me that even though things are difficult I can do it and I have the support and love of the people around me.

College: IU faculty and everyone really supported me throughout the tragedy and without any guidance I truly would have been lost. I have met such wonderful people and the resources are amazing. IU Caps has been a really big help and as I spend more time being in college I've learned so much about perserverence, staying focused, and how to better manage my time.

Feel free to take a look around my ePortfolio! If you keep looking there is more information about me, what I'm involved in, strengths, and much more!