Paula Abdul, My American Idol by Guadalupe

My name is Maria Guadalupe Castellanos, I’m 13 years old and the person I’ll be comparing myself to, is Paula Abdul.

Paula Julie Abdul was born on June, 19 in 1962, in San Fernando, California. Her older sister is Wendy, Lorraine is her mother and her father’s name is Harry. Paula started going to dance classes at the age of 4, and by the time she was 19 she was already the head of the cheerleaders’ team of the LA Lakers. Paula Abdul is now a professional dancer and choreographer, at the age of 27 she also released many albums driving lots of her hits to the Billboard number one for weeks, and appeared on some movies.

Nowadays she is the face of success in what concerns to the decades of 80`s and 90`s, the judge of TV reality show American idol, a business woman, jewelry designer, reality show “Hey Paula!” star, and the person I look forward to being like someday.

Paula Abdul and I have many things in common in the outside. Face shape, hair color, hazel eye color, dressing style, and I could keep saying, but if there’s a place where we really are alike, it’s in the inside.

Abdul has gone through a lot of hard things in her life and has been rejected many times, and although I am full of hope inside to make my dreams come true, I am scared I won’t make it because of the dance classes I have never had the chance of taking, but the fact of watching her live any situation with her head up, is what makes me grow stronger and stronger. Because that’s when I think, if a plane crash survivor who suffers of RSD (a cureless illness based on chronicle pains in the body from time to time, only calmed by painkillers) could make it…Why can’t I be completely healthy?

More things in common for example are that Paula and I are both the youngest in the family, that’s why we are so used to having people around all the time, and it’s so hard for us to be alone. We are also such positive people, I mean, we are not the kind of people who see the glass half empty, we see it half full. And when it’s raining, we don’t think there’ll be a storm, we know sun will come out and there will be a rainbow crossing the sky. I have never had the chance of meeting her face to face, but that’s what everybody says about her. Paula defines herself as “the girl whose number is on everybody’s cell phone” and I am the kind of person who could make friends in China, if I had the chance of being there, really friendly. If you have ever seen her in American Idol or an interview or something, you can see she is always spinning in her chair, or moving or something, she just can’t stay calm and never stops speaking, well, that’s me, if you saw me in class, there’s not another thing teachers do but shut me up the whole hour, and I just don’t get why they can speak and I don’t, but that’s me after all, or should I say “us”?

Another thing we have in common is who we are deeply in love with. Paula’s co-worker at American Idol is the most arrogant, the hardest, worst and most disgusting man in the world…but for our sleepy eyes, he’s a whole gentleman! I am sure you’ve heard about him, yes, I am talking about Simon Cowell, better known as Mr. Nasty, most of all by American Idol contestants who day by day find themselves being criticized by him, who plays the bad judge in the reality show.

I am a hard worker, I try to take care of everything that is in my hand, I am always looking for something better, and I like things my way. My free time, which is not that long, really, is totally dedicated to my two big loves, dancing and singing. I can spend hours and hours locked in my living room with loud music singing and improving my dance steps, inventing choreographies, copying Paula’s videos, and dreaming away that with each more hour I spend learning to dance, I become more like herself, a professional dancer.

If I ever met Paula Abdul…first of all I would be terribly shocked and excited. But of course, most of all I’d be happy. I’d tell her how much I admire her and everything that she means to me. Also, that I love her so much, and that my whole career is inspired on her. I’d ask her for being honest and telling me if she thinks I can make it someday, because her opinion would really mean too much.

If I were Paula, I’d probably be big headed, she is not that at all, but, thinking so much of myself I wouldn’t help but say “I’m the best”. However, I’d keep being friendly and kind, just like we both are. I’d probably confess my love to Simon, because I’m sure if I did, he would do the same.

I don’t personally know Paula at all. But I know lots of things about her; it seems we are old friends. One of my dreams in life is to get to know her someday, and share with her my passion for dancing, because I know she’ll understand. A great thing to know about her is how much she cares about her fans, and how much she thanks them for the support they give her. I support Paula Julie Abdul, and I’m faithful to everything that concerns her.