My academic journey began from an amazing counselor back in high school who helped me register and get into a community college right after high school. I didn't really know what I was doing or what I wanted to pursue, so I just took general ed and courses I really enjoyed (Art or Music). I accidentally earned my Fine Arts degree this was! Then got right into pursuing transfer courses to be admitted into CSULA for Art option in Animation. Honestly, I went for animation because I love art and cartoons. My mother passed away when I was 4 years old from breast cancer, and she grew up in a third world country (Costa Rica) so she absolutely adored cartoons and I felt a deep connection to it. The courses weren't what I had expected, I was interested in more of the traditional way of animation and everything was digital due to the advances in technology we've had. I stuck with it anyway and enjoyed it for the most part. My last semester my dads health declined drastically. He was admitted to the hospital a month into my last semester before graduation from congestive heart failure and passed away before my semester ended. I dropped out of school because of this. It's been about 4 years sense then and I feel ready to go back into school, however, it seems the biggest road block that I'm facing is the ability to pay for school. I decided to go back for a bachelors in psychology at Capella, which is a online school I discovered through my work as a Behavior Interventionist for Autism Services at my company ESSC. I've read a lot of articles and books in relation to the research and developmental psychology of children, and has shaped my interests in psychology. I've also read a lot of research studies about Autism and ADHD and feel that I might even be undiagnosed for ADHD. Medical history would be on my side for a proper diagnosis due to my mother and sister both clinically being diagnosed. Despite any challenges I may have faced in my life, I feel that I can still contribute good into the world and expand in the field I'm already apart of.