There's nothing like a country boy who's stuck in the city. My whole life I have felt a deeper connection to nature than almost anyone I meet. There's just something about it that calls out to comfort and ease the stresses of life. However, I am stuck in the city. So, I have my home away from home. A small town in the middle-of-nowhere, Texas is the place that I love to be. Everything from fishing and hunting to ranching and farming could be done there. A place of endless possibilities. My grandpa very quickly became my best friend. We do everything together. During the winter, we are out in the harsh weather looking for that one big deer that always seems to never show. In the Spring, we are out fishing for those pesky bass that never seem to want to bite. In the summer, we're out in the fields harvesting corn. And yet, it always comes to an end. Even before we leave I'm always asking to go back. Even though I don't get to live in the country, I do my best to bring the country to me. Growing up, instead of playing video games, my brother and I would play with toy tractors and "farm" the carpets. My favorite TV show wasn't a cartoon, it was "Meat eater", possibly the best hunting show available. Instead of trampolines or a basketball hoop in my yard, I decided I was going to raise chickens, rabbits, and goats; much to my neighbor's dismay. Despite all that, I still can't wait to go back--my home away from home. It wasn't until recently that I decided I wanted to order my passions into the direction of a potential career. My cousin, Thomas Janke, is a wildlife biologist. One day during the summer a few years back, he invited me out to a job site with him. The organization he works for coordinates controlled burns all around the state of Texas in an effort to improve quail habitat. That day we burned several acres of property. It really opened my eyes to the myriad of professional possibilities that can be explored under the umbrella of the outdoors. Today, I am committed to Tarleton State University where I will major in wildlife sciences. In the future I hope to either go into the law enforcement side of the outdoors or continue on into a masters program to become a wildlife biologist.