What's in a Name?

Alicia Ibarra

Alicia Ibarra- Mexican (mother); Salvadorian (father);  Alicia Ibarra is a bright, intellectually curious girl with a love of history and engineering, desiring to build a lasting monument in years to come. She is Jorge Calderon's best friend and frequent confidant, harboring something of a sibling-like relationship with him. She uses both the right and left side of her brain and comes across as a bit cold, aloof, and hard to get to know during her initial interactions with others, as well as potentially harsh and judgmental upon first meeting. She can seem somewhat prideful on occasion, boasting on her intellect and acting as though her vast array of knowledge is superior to that of others, but can also be passionate and emotional. Studious and driven, Alicia is very dedicated to her studies and aspires to become a structural engineer at a good university in California, where many of her relatives live. She is often embarrassed by her own failings and can feel ashamed if she hasn't been able to accomplish a task to her standards, as she tries to be a good, responsible daughter. Although seeming distant and unapproachable at first glance, she proves to be much more open and kindhearted once you have earned her trust, during which she will prove herself to be a loyal and consistent friend. She typically appears to have a serious, academic persona that seems implacable, but will loosen up when exposed to the right people. Alicia's mother is an infection preventionist at a hospital in Valley Stream, a suburb of Long Island, New York, whereas her father is in the renewable energy industry. She tries to be the voice of reason among herself and her older sister Rita, whom is creative and rebellious, yet laid back and had an abortion at 15 years old. Her sister experimented with a different look one day and showed up to a gathering with dyed pink hair combed over to one side, purple eye blush and lipstick, and gold piercings on her ears and a stub on her eyebrow. 

Her typical outfit includes a red crop top and navy blue jeans, as well as a black leather jacket with buttons and dark blue loafers. Alicia is close to her niece Genesis and often interacts with her, yet she seeks to achieve higher accomplishments in her life and reach her goals independently. She describes herself as a pet lover whom would like to be a fur mom, although she wouldn't mind having one child in the distant future of it ever happens. She is mature and quite ingenious, as she tends to stick to herself, has only a few close friends, uses big words, and according to Rita, all she cares about is her computer. She doesn't necessarily like forming strong opinions on a subject matter unless it directly challenges or interferes with her personal values, which can lead her to appear relatively calm and collected until someone pushes her too far. Alicia is multitalented and has a wide number of interests and skills, showing exceptional abilities in science and some degree of talent with history and foreign languages. She is also a mathlete and clarinetist who is a member of the high school band alongside her crush, Connor Ngo, and she can be sociable and even friendly on some occasions. She tends to be rather quiet and bookish, often retreating into her own mind and spending her leisure time in libraries, and her favorite novel is From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. According to Jorge, she unconsciously develops a "resting sad face" without even realizing it and once fled her own surprise party in a state of panic over being everyone's focus. Alicia tends to escape to quiet areas to stargaze, regularly looking up at the sky to check the position of the moon and commenting on it afterward. She has a strong sense of others' emotions, as constantly stumbling upon and being around large amounts of people, as well as standing in such close proximity to them can be draining for her. She claims that her parents always massage her feet with oil right before she goes to bed, among other nice things mentioned. 

She doesn't always seem to know her left from her right and often has to hold her hands out in L shapes in order to remind herself. Alicia practices kendo in her spare time and often mentions that one of her most prized possessions is her star necklace, which was given to her on her first birthday. Despite being a genius, she admits that she is quite terrible at passwords, with her birthdate being the only password that she goes by. She has immense tyrophobia, which tends to affect her whenever she sees clusters of small, tightly packed holes or bumps. She also has a cousin who lives in South Texas and attends the University of the Incarnate Word, where she was named Miss Fiesta during the April celebrations. Alicia secretly envies Naomi Nichols and her close bond with Connor and tries to compete with her for his affection, although she shares some similarities with her, including a love of travel and learning about different cultures and new languages. Although their relationship was initially somewhat strained, they have since managed to become better, closer friends. Besides her love for Mexico and its rich cultural history, she is interested in Asian culture, with dreams of visiting Kyoto and working as a structural engineer in Hong Kong. She has a geeky side as well that is deeply fascinated by the culture of Korean idols and has a fondness for many of the nation's celebrities, an interest she claims many people fail to understand. Alicia has more recently begun getting into Korean soaps in her downtime, which she finds to have a soft, wispy dreamlike quality that a lot of American dramas lack. She also honors her Mexican heritage as a Mestiza by annually celebrating the Day of the Dead, otherwise known as El Día De Los Muertos, bringing remembrance to Cuquita, her abuelita each year. She wears glasses and is small and childlike in appearance with long dark brown hair that is often styled in a side braid, almond-shaped dark brown eyes, a short, wide face, and a medium tan complexion. 

She formerly lived in apartment 3A and attended New Rochelle High School, which was located 23.2 miles from Valley Stream. Alicia was formerly a bluebell scout growing up, in addition to being a regular at Moe's Southwest Grill, a restaurant in her area and shopping at Hudkins. Regardless of their momentary quarrels and misunderstandings, she and Jorge are incredibly close to and very supportive of one another. They offer each other encouragement during new, unfamiliar situations and are the first person that the other goes to with positive news. While Jorge can count on Alicia's rational outlook to offer him sound, direct advice and provide him with the truth at whichever cost, her critical demeanor is often softened up by his compassion and sensitivity, allowing her to become more vulnerable and empathetic. Alicia can be highly cunning, but also has a great deal of love for her family and friends and is willing to stick up for them at all costs. While generally respectful of authority figures and rules, she is not above defying them should they get in the way of her personal principles or goals, or even her curiosity. She proves to be an amazing discus thrower and leads her school to their first ever track meet victories, yet she ultimately leaves the track and field team to focus on her academics instead. Furthermore, she has a strong sense of civic pride, as she is the only student who is interested in taking a summer job at Valley Stream Village Hall. Alicia learns more about filmmaking when she co-writes and directs the film Found in Ambiguity, and she helps her class in their production of their original musical My Fair Helen. She is an avid collector and maintains a dedicated "collectorium" in her bedroom, in addition to being a huge fan of Quentin Tarantino. She states that "Kiff" is actually a nickname given to her during infancy by her parents, who derived the nickname from the sound of her "little toots". 

She goes to his wedding and remains his friend, and her favorite foods are menudo, hot wings, quesadillas Salvadoreñas, chamoy candy, pickled Muckbangs, Gochujang, and watermelon. Despite years of feeling overshadowed by Naomi, she wins Connor's heart and they begin a relationship their senior year of high school. She later attends college in California alongside Connor, and they form a small family once Alicia makes a compromise with him. She remains a successful career woman for much of her life and continues to pursue her work as a structural engineer along the West Coast. She agrees to give birth to one child, a young daughter named Miranda and considers herself to be more of a dog person overall. Alicia and Jorge call themselves "identicals tentacles" and are proud of the equal balance of their friendship, and she is willing to go to great lengths to preserve this equality. She is known to be a rather loud and messy eater and likes massage chairs, seeing as she will protest at being asked to get off them. The fact that she actually spent days in Guadalajara, Mexico without her battery ever dying proves she rarely touches her phone. According to a psychic, she will eventually die of natural causes in roughly 78 years, meaning she has a natural life-span of about 91 years. Alicia owns a Leo shirt and mentions that her main username when she logs onto X, which was formerly known as Twitter is "Lichita811".  After marrying her husband, she became very loyal to him and even refused to leave his side while she was pregnant with Miranda. His lifestyle requires him to spend time away from home through the "Monday through Thursday" travel model, causing her basically to raise their daughter on her own. She still accompanies him on occasion throughout his continuous trips around the world as a consultant, going to places such as Busan, Seoraksan National Park, and Gyeongju in South Korea. INTJ 8w9