the portal i have created is a reimagined version of my first website i ever made--called “julia’s realm.” upon revisiting my site, even on the back-end, i was able to tie many similarities to my practice on my original site (content curation, thought dumps, sharing my daily happenings, my art, etc.) to what i’ve begun to add to my own personal website in 2021. though my interests and means of work have changed significantly, i can still draw the connections from my past self to my current self. my childhood was mainly shaped around my experience as a sibling of a childhood cancer patient--visiting hospitals, living with family members, spending summers at summer camps with children and adults who have the same experience as me, i am no stranger to the concept of “abnormal.” revisiting and reliving my childhood is a concept i have been reflecting upon throughout my teenage and adult years--the past 12 months especially, coming back and living at home with my family members after leaving for college. my goal throughout this project is to create + curate something that would have excited my childhood self--content and design-wise, tapping into fond memories, familiar experiences, and forgotten interests unique to myself along the way.