Over the first 18 years of my life so far, there has been one person who has always been someone I could depend on. Someone who has shown me the value and importance of hard work. We have been through some times where we didn't have extra. This person was my dad. It was in those times he showed me how important it is to be a well rounded, hard working person who lives a life of integrity and shows compassion. I remember a day when life was tense inside my house as a young kid and a family member showed up at the house who was very strapped for cash. They drove up to my house in their car that seemed to be falling apart. My dad talked to them in the midst of a rough day he was having and comforted them. He invited my aunt to come inside and spend some time with my sisters and I, so he could take a look at her car and see what he could do. After spending some time with my aunt, I went to the garage and saw my dad with the tires off her car. He looked over at me and asked me to help him finish up. I don't remember what he did to the car, but I remember that he made my aunt's day better and her car drove away that night with new life. That day, I saw my dad do something that he found to be simple, but overwhelmed my aunt. This wasn't my dad's career path, but it brought him joy and helped someone in a time of need. Over the years, I would help my dad in the garage fixing our cars, or neighbor's cars, or friend's cars and my dad was always giving me pointers about different ways to approach the repairs. I would love to use my abilities every day to make someone else's overwhelming problem seem like a simple issue. While I have learned quite a bit from working along side my dad, I know there is a lot of room for growth for me to become a legitimate technician. Without well trained professionals, whether auto mechanics, HVAC techs, welders, etc., our society would become reliant on YouTube technicians to try to keep appliances and machines functioning. My dad has taught me that you can guess at how to fix something and sometimes you will get it right, but most of the time, your attempted repair that you think is "good enough" will fail. In the wrong conditions, that failure could lead to someone else's injury or even death. I'm looking forward to making my passion into a career. Thank you for taking time to read this and for your consideration.