Interview Question #2

Q: Did you have any mentors that played a special role in developing your interests and talents?

A: As I stated before, my family played a huge role in my career. My father taught me so much about geography and history and my mother taught me how to sew and cook. I couldn’t have been where I am now without them. But there is one person who helped me tremendously. That’s my older brother, David. When I was eleven years old, David was working on the barn roof when he fell off. He was very hurt and he was not expected to live. I decided to help my brother and take care of him. I stayed right by David’s side, no matter the consequences and he finally got better. I was so proud of myself and I knew my family was very proud too. After those three years, I realized that I loved caring for other people and I knew it was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I stuck to it and here I am, doing what I love. Without David, I may not have known what I truly loved to do. That is why I think that David played the largest role in sparking my interest in what I would later become.