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Here is the email I received from Crystal ...
Dear Rain,
I feel I deserve this opportunity to attend your class on a lot of levels. To name a few: I am literally, at this point, homeless. I am staying in hotels on the strip trying to make my dream a reality. I was mislead into thinking I would be safe from my insane cousin who still resides here and ,in fact, I don't feel that way at all. I've been through an emotional wreck. I fear for my safety as well as my belongings. So, I am taking a crazy chance to find work here on the strip to earn my way and get a place to live on my own. But until then, I live in hotels. I drove to LA last Friday to take a tour of a professional makeup school and that trip was a bust. They never contacted me back so I just drove out there to take a tour and everyone kept sending me to the wrong department/school. Couldn't dare afford a hotel in Hollywood so I had to drive back the same day. I felt like giving up, but when I saw the Vegas strip on my way back from Hollywood my heart jumped and felt at home. I know my dream is going to be chipping away to become reality here. Not only am I dealing with the stress of not having a safe home to live in, but I am dealing with my ill mom (still in Florida) that is a whole 'another story. But, she has so many illness' and she is so depressed and doesn't have the money to get treatments and her insurance company is fighting her and in fact sending HER bills for the medicine they agreed to pay. It is making her health decrease.
All she ever says is she feels like she is doomed. Her husband [my dad] walked out on our family to be with a mistress that he has been cheating with for 17 out of the 26 years my parents were married. My mom had a severe accident in 2003 that took a lot away from her. She is not the same person anymore. If i listed everything that is wrong with her compared to how she used to be, you probably wouldn't believe me. She basically has limited freedom. I have been living out of a suitcase to help her out and put my life on hold for one year. I didn't want to give up on her though. She has next to no one to help her. Things happened and opportunities came about, passion began to rise and I decided to come to Vegas. So I left her there in FL under the care of her 79 y/o mother. I want to help her get the treatments she needs to live a happy life. I can do it! I can do it if I just make myself a fabulous makeup artist for the stars or shows or films. I believe in myself enough to know that I can make it. I need guidance and an open heart and a welcoming hand. I don't feel like i am a 9-5 kind of person. I feel I am something beyond that in a different way. Some people, that is ok for them. For me, it is not an option as my career. I am intensely eager to intern with pro makeup artist. I worked for MAC in Florida and was never given the opportunity to learn from them. I had to only go off of what I learned on my own. I only got as far as a free lance makeup artist. Since the economy was so bad they couldn't let any new full timers come in.
I feel if you have a dream, go for it 100%. Beyond the sky is the limit for me. Last night, in fact, I wrote my mom and asked her if I should just go back to Florida. I feel alone with no friends and no family out here. She wrote back this morning and said "do not come back just for me. Lucille Ball was made fun of, told that she was ugly, not funny, and would never make it as a comedian. Look at her now. She is known for it 10 folds." Even though I am scared and running out of money fast. I still am going to fight for it. I have a small makeup kit that I am trying to build but I have something, at least.
My ultimate goal is to work for shows on the strip and be MUA on movie sets. I want to learn everything I can. SFX makeup, airbrushing, everything. I strive to be he best I can be in this industry. My name and potential client names are on the line. I would love for you to be a part of my story. 'Rain helped me get to where I am today'. I am so excited to the point of tears. I'm fighting for my dream. Come what may! I thank you so much for this opportunity and I am so excited for whoever does win! I hope they make their 'untouchable' dream come
TRUE! Good luck to everyone! ♥ Carpe Diem! And God bless!
Crystal Hernandez=
