The topic that I will be writing about is my past. why? because in order to build your future you build over your past. First, I was in a foster home, my sister and I, until I was nine. The law changed where natives have to be with immediate family members before white people. Social worker, Eugenia, took my sister and I out of the home. Then, I came to my Aunt Nancy's house. I've been with my auntie ever since. Throughout the years I have experienced addiction, poverty, and homelessness. When I was 12 an unfortunate event occurred leaving me vulnerable and scarred. My biological Mother left me before the event occurred. This led up to my addiction to meth and fentanyl. I've been struggling with addiction my whole teenage years. I've been to all the rehabilitation centers in Washington. This led me to pocket all the skills I have today such as DBT like STOP, TIPP, ACCEPTS, and IMPROVE. Also, other modules like CBT, I studied many ways to regulate my big emotions. One of my passions is to help homeless people because they feel like the world has given up on them and there's no hope left for them so they would rather use until they die because they feel alone in the world. When I become a drug and alcohol counselor I hope to work with adults. Teenagers have a lot of help in the world, they just choose to be stubborn and not listen until something happens while adults on the other hand feel like people have given up on them. They feel like there's no hope left for them and they would rather use until they die. But I do not want to do this for the rest of my . I want to travel the world. I want to complete my bucket list; I want to do everything. And I do mean everything. I want to do cosmetology, sociology, forensic science, law enforcement, etc. And these are only a few of what I will be doing. So, although I might have struggled in my past, I have overcome great and heavy burdens and barriers. I hope instead of being ashamed by my past I will embrace it and use it to build my future. I plan to do big things, and I hope you are willing to help me get to the top. Thank you for considering me.