About Addie Eliand
“My name is Addie Eiland, and I am from LaGrange, Georgia. I spent a long life living in a small quiet town which was right in the moment, but as time moved on I did the same. I always had dreams to see the big picture that this world offers. After highschool, I moved to Downtown Atlanta, GA to begin school at Georgia State University. I had my hesitations about attending school somewhere so different than where I had grown accustom to, but then again, I love the feeling of being uncomfortable. I began my new chapter in life and fully embraced who Addie Eiland actually was.
In high school, I stuck with what made me feel safe and I never branded far from it. When I felt myself adventuring into new waters, I would reel back to prevent change. Entering a new environment was something I knew I needed to do, but never would I fully understand the change that would happen. I was surrounded by all these people who embraced my good and bad, and helped me learn to embrace it as well. I had spent so much of my life knowing life was hard, but thinking that’s the only way it could be. Through grief, change, and mental struggles, I realized life is only as hard as so make it. Finding friends who listened and cared for the things I didn’t think were that detrimental changed my perspective on life. For the first time in a long time, it was ok to be sad, and it was ok to accept change, and it was ok to share the challenges I had faced.
Sexuality was a large part of my evolution as a human, I was sure what I felt and I still don’t but I know the most authentic version of my love, was finding love in people who checked off all my boxes regardless of a gender. Entering this new phase of life I was allowed to explore this foreign territory and feel what that love was like. I do my own thing because I’m no longer scared of what the whispers may say, or what the comments mean. If someone cannot love me for being myself, then I will not invite them to stick around.
Living unbound to expectations and tradition was the best decision I could make for myself. Apart of my journey to embrace all of life, I packed my bags and moved to Bailey, Colorado for a summer. Not knowing what I signed up for, or what to expect I began work a summer camp in the mountains of Colorado. Embracing this new lifestyle was not easy, but what’s life if it isn’t a little bit of a challenge. I spent 22 hour days, 6 days a week with kids, showing them how to mountain bike, rock climb, paddle board, hike, while teaching myself in the process. I met the most memorable friends who came from all different places such as the UK, New Zealand, Germany. We had the weekends off and capitalized on every second of it. Taking trips to Salida, CO for white water festivals, or going camping with the 48 hour time frame we had. I would do it over and over again just for one more second with those people, in the beautiful state of Colorado.
I support this brand because it represents the values that I expect in myself. Being confident, adventurous, strong, fearless, and living unbound. This brand not only shares inspiring story’s, but gives a voice for those who feel silenced. Live your life, and soak in the uncomfortable. I’m not sure where life will take me next but if I’ve learned anything in my 19 years of life, the most memorable moments are those unexpected.”
