about

likhang hiwaga
(filipino) handcrafted magic

Hiya!
My name is Ica.

I’m currently in my twenties, and I think I’m a writer. Think? Yes, I call myself that even though I probably don’t write enough to be called a proper writer. It’s hard to say, really, what distinguishes a writer from someone who simply knows how to write. Maybe I’m the type that’s kinda stuck between the two.

I don’t remember exactly when I started to love writing. I just know that as a kid, I never left the house without a notebook around with me tucked neatly inside my backpack. And then I’d spend my time reading books or writing lines of disjointed phrases inside the margins of my notebook.

When I was growing up, I discovered fanfiction. It was through fanfiction that I realized that maybe I could make writing be my thing. So after that, I spent a few years keeping a blog and changing hosting sites, and eventually coming back to it until I suddenly stopped for some weird forgotten reason. Years later, and I’m still struggling with finding the right words and how to make them sing beautifully.

I’m also quite fascinated with filmmaking. I have to admit I’m not that good at it (yet) but imagery is a very interesting art. Good storytelling always gets me.

I love music. I’m pretty indiscriminate when it comes to genre, but I especially enjoy jazz. I’m currently also into J-Pop and K-Pop! I love to play the guitar, and I’ve tried my hand at the ukulele as well. I also like singing.

I love traveling, too. I’ve been out of the country four times now, and so far I’ve been to Japan and South Korea. Japan is such an enchanting place for me and one day, I hope to maybe settle down there. I don’t know yet. I’m also vastly interested in languages and culture.

I am an idealist who likes to look at the world with all the innocent wonder of a child and the worn experienced but fond eyes of an adult. Somewhere along the years, I lost myself but now I’m on a personal journey to find the lost kid in me.

I believe that one day, I’ll be able to find that one thing that will change my life forever. Or maybe I’ve already found it and I’m still in the process of changing my life. I’m keeping my hopes up.

As for life itself, I’m still trying to figure it out. Whatever you read on here is evidence and is basically a glorified documentation of that never-ending struggle. Feel free to go with the tide alongside me. I enjoy the company.

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