{"id":8,"date":"2024-10-18T22:59:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T22:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-06-01T19:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T02:18:54","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_4027-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104\" style=\"width:263px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_4027-edited.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_4027-edited-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_4027-edited-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_4027-edited-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Me!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">I am Maarten Bousse, i was a 18-year-old Belgian-American student at Los Altos High and Freestyle Academy. I chose to go to Freestyle because I have <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-orange-color\">a passion for the arts,<\/mark> whether it be designing flags or writing and producing song parodies. I love to do it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of my core values in life is <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-orange-color\">family<\/mark>. As the old saying goes, <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-orange-color\">\u201cblood is thicker than water,\u201d <\/mark>which I take to mean that you should prioritize familial relations in general. Another core value is fun because I believe that a life that is unfun is not a life worth living, so I strive to have as much fun as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside school, I love to game, design flags, bake, and many other things. Also, my family loves to spend time with each other doing things like cooking and hiking. Overall, I have a lot of hobbies I am passionate about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My expectations about being a Freestyle student are that I will learn a lot of good skills that will help me build a career in the arts in the future. I definitely see <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-orange-color\">significant growth<\/mark> in my technical knowledge and my artistic prowess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What I value about being a student at Freestyle is, among other things, the community of a smaller school and also the niche and specific curriculum of this academy. I also value the experience of using professional-grade equipment and techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grad Reflection Statement<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freestyle has been this so far best experience of my life and I have massively enjoyed getting to partake in all of the creativity and art<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am Maarten Bousse, i was a 18-year-old Belgian-American student at Los Altos High and Freestyle Academy. I chose to go to Freestyle because I have a passion for the arts, whether it be designing flags or writing and producing song parodies. I love to do it all. 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