Lara (Berry) Ongan

Hi, I'm Lara, but recently most people have been calling me Berry. I don't really know if there's much to me besides my great multitude of hobbies. It's really quite the mess. I sincerely apologize in advance.

Music

I'm a huge music fanatic, as well as an aspiring musician myself. I've actually penned myself as a knockoff musician, seeing as I'm only classically trained in one instrument (the flute), but have attempted to teach myself ukelele, guitar, and piano. I've written a few songs myself, but haven't released anything (yet). I listen to a lot of music, which is proved by my 4,555 liked songs on Spotify. Some of my current favorite artists are Phoebe Bridgers (pictured on the right, smashing her guitar), Mitski, Last Dinosaurs, Ricky Montgomery, and Lemon Demon, but I listen to a lot more than just them.

Theatre

I've been doing theatre since I was in the fifth grade, and I've been in six productions since then and am cast directing this year's (virtual, of course) SING!. I love musicals, Broadway, showtunes, and anything to do with it. I've listened to a lot of musicals, which include, but aren't limited to: Beetlejuice (pictured on the right), Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Heathers, Newsies, Les Miserables, The Book of Mormon, The Prom, Wicked, Mean Girls, Waitress, and The Lightning Thief.

Reading

I've always been a bit of a bookworm, though I admit I haven't really been reading as much as I used to. Here are a few books that I reread often because they're that good: Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrande (my personal favorite book, pictured to the right), The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, this is where it ends by Marieke Nijkamp, and If I Stay and Where She Went by Gale Forman. Honorable mentions: any books by Rick Riordan, and the Harry Potter series, though I don't support J.K. Rowling.

Fun Facts About Me (That No One Asked For)

- Spanish was my first language, seeing as my mom immigrated from Spain (while my dad immigrated from Turkey, so I'm only half Hispanic)

- My Myers-Briggs personality type is INFP and my Enneagram personality type is 2w3.

- I find astrology pretty interesting, though I'm not sure how much I believe in it. I'm a Sagittarius sun, Cancer moon, and Leo rising.

- I have a bit of an unhealthy addiction to Wint-O-Green lifesavers. I have around 240 in my room right now.

- I'm a black belt in karate, and I compete. I placed 2nd in creative forms at internationals.

- I feel as if the image to the right sums me up pretty well.

Shameless Self Promo

This is my Soundcloud where I may post covers,

so far I've only posted one of Savior Complex by

Phoebe Bridgers, but there may be more to come.

I would have posted it on Spotify, but I

was afraid Phoebe Bridgers might sue me.

And I really love Phoebe Bridgers. I don't

want her to sue me.

Anyway, here's the link. https://soundcloud.com/berry-ongan

(Also, picture credits to the lovely Faye the Emperor)