Who is Redeait Meaza? Who is Redeait? That is a great question! I’m an artist and not in the sense of just drawing, but I’m a creative soul. I live my life looking at things differently and paying attention to details. I know I have a purpose in life and I love getting to know myself better each day. I’m starting to learn how making my shyness work for me and not against me. I do feel like my shyness started when I was a little. I came to America when I was three years old. My mom told me that I started talking in my late two’s. When I started school, I was very shy. I had a hard time diffracting my Ethiopian language, Amharic and English. Until third grade I would always mix both languages, which made it harder for me to communicate my thoughts…show more content… I have always loved all things creative (art, fashion, music, and entertainment related). As a kid I would draw out fashion sketches because I was sure that I was going to become a fashion designer when I grew up. Flash forward to more recent years, when I was in the 11th grade I told myself that I’m going to get myself an internship in the fashion industry. Summer of 2011 came and I got myself a fashion internship. Marsha, who was my intern boss was in the midst in looking for interns for her up and coming local TV show about fashion, art, and music entertainment events that’s happening in the DMV. She recognized that I was persistent on convincing her that I’m right for the job, so she not only hired me on the spot, but she also hired my brother Natan, who is a creative photographer. This has been my first internship ever. I worked for her company for about seven and half months and I decided to quit because I knew I didn’t want to be in front of the…show more content… Working for her was a great jump-start for me to get my foot dirty and have hands on experience in the fashion industry. I met great people, attended events and got exposure that I needed. After I quit that internship with Marsha. I stumbled upon a woman named Vanessa who had a show on the CW and now has a successful blog running called DC on Heels. Although it didn’t say she was looking for more writers, that didn’t stop me from emailing her. I sent her a link to my brother’s blog and she wanted to meet with both of us. Vanessa offered me the job to be a writer and gave my brother the job to be her photographer. I worked for her for two years. I got to cover A-list events. I got to walk the red carpet. I covered events such as The Creative Coalition Inaugural Ball, St. Jude Gourmet Gala, Carine's Bridal Atelier Fashion Show, Food Network Top Chief Cook-Off, Rihanna Diamond’s Tour featuring A$AP Rocky and many more. But what made the experience working for her blog even more fulfilling, was when I covered the St. Jude Gourmet Gala I got to meet up and chat with the CEO St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Mr.Shadyac, and I also got to chat with Roland S. Martin the anchor on CNN news as well as the food writer for DC on Heels Richard Berry. All three of these men told me wow you’re the youngest person here covering this event. I
