Hi Julia and welcome to Steemit. For your age it sounds like you've already achieved more than many people do in a lifetime. Also I've got to say I love Steemit too but don't feel comfortable about having my face on the internet either., its good to keep some separation between online and offline.

I have resteemed your post (basically put it up on my blog too) so more people will see it as part of my #newbieresteemday as part of the Newbie Resteem Inititative where the idea is to promote and connect new users as well as get their content out to as many people as possible from a grassroots level.