Juan Angarita
My name is Juan Angarita, and this is where I’m supposed to tell you about myself, so I’ll give it a shot.
I’m obsessed with stories. I love reading stories, watching them, writing them or about them (though I don’t write as much as I should). From childhood all the way through high school, I spent almost all my time interacting with some kind of narrative. So much so, that I decided to dedicate my life to it. While earning a B.A. in English from Clayton State University, I worked at the school’s writing center as a consultant and teaching aid, involved myself in the creative writing club, and interned for Cygnet, the student art and literature magazine. Even now, long after graduating, my living space is a fire hazard of books, journals, and papers.
Aside from writing and literature, I spend time playing video games, watching movies, going to thrift stores, or walking outdoors. I consider myself a perpetual student, always striving to learn more about everything. The way I look at it, with the entirety of human knowledge just a few taps away, it’s my responsibility to use it to educate myself. I’ve learned to solve a Rubik’s cube, do basic repairs on my car, put together a tower PC, cook, use computer software, play half a piano song, etc. Some would describe it as too much curiosity mixed with a healthy dose of stubbornness. Nonetheless, I think with enough time and patience, no skill is too far out of reach (except dunking a basketball). Oh, and being at the intersection of Latin and Southern American culture, food is, of course, a very important part of my life. Without good food, life just doesn’t have the same vibrant feeling.
I’m the third son of Colombian parents, born in Miami and raised just south of Atlanta, and I still live in Georgia today. I’m happily an all-around super nerd, and I enjoy sharing that with others.
If you think I might be able to help you with your writing, or if you’d like to reach out in general, look below.
Contact me
- juan@jangarita.org
