When it comes to tattoos, some people don’t think twice about permanently marking their skin. But for UNC sophomore Sabrina Faubert, the decision was more than just a passing whim.
Faubert, a geography major from Washington, D.C., has the Christian fish symbol tattooed above her right ankle. She said the design reveals something extremely important in her life — her faith.
“I didn’t really know what it meant to be walking for God until probably my senior year of high school,” she said.
Faubert said high school is when she thought of the concept for the tattoo. She began to draw the design on her foot with pens and markers to get accustomed to the idea. But not everyone was thrilled about her plan.
Faubert’s mother, Jasmine Faubert, said she was concerned with the consequences of a tattoo.
“When you go to an interview, they get an idea of you,” Jasmine Faubert said. “Ask yourself a question: What would future employers think of you?”
Faubert got the tattoo on her 18th birthday. She had been in college for a little more than a week.
But despite not knowing many places to get a tattoo, she proceeded to permanently mark her leg with ink. Once the tattoo artist was finished, she was ecstatic about her decision.
“I’m never going to regret it,” she said.
Faubert said she is proud of the statement she is making with her tattoo.
“I realize every day my life is more about this thing,” she said. “When people look at my tattoo, I want them to know who I’m living for, because it’s not me.”
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