I am.

                  I am the child that grew up in mud, burnt ants with a magnifying glass and spent my nights

adventuring in the dark. I have lived on a horse ranch my whole life; I used to think it was horrible, 

having to do chores every day but growing up the way I did it taught me life lessons. When I was 

younger I thought the kids living in the city were lucky and that they had it better, but after 19 years I 

realized I was the lucky kid. I love the outdoors to much to have grown up in the city. I came from a 

strong loving family with friends who have been through hell with me. I have a few near death stories 

of my own,a love story, and a few stories of loss. I have traveled to Germany, Prague, France, Poland 

and some other small countries, but I prefer the beaches and warm summer nights here. I love to draw 

and sketch,I have painted a few murals, but what I truly wish I could get into is tattooing. I love the 

stories, reasons and culture behind tattoos, my first tattoo I got is on my ribs and I was 15 at the time, 

both my parents allowed me to get it. I wanted my ears pierced when I was in high school but when I 

asked my father he said he would rather let me get a tattoo, so i took him up on the offer.

                    Originally I thought wanted to be a professional chief because I like to cook and to cook 

for others but I realized I only learned to cook because I didn’t want to end up like my sister, the 22 

year old who can’t cook chicken without leaving the plastic on the frozen bird. I have always thought 

of doing something in law enforcement or military. After talking to one of my father’s old friends who 

is a Game Warden, and going on a few ride-alongs, I have decided to be a Fish and Game warden, and 

a warden is not a park ranger. A Warden enforces wildlife laws, protects natural resources and controls

poaching with the same authority as a police officer. One of the main reasons I wanted to be a Warden

is because there is no office hours, just hours to complete outside on patrol.

                     As for what I bring to the class, it has to be open-mindedness; I will usually have more 

than one opinion on a topic. Every once in a while I will have a bad day, but mainly my opinions are 

positive. Writing is not always the strongest topic for me, it all depends on the prompt. But in the end I 

like a challenge that changes my opinion or my point of view.