I've loved the outdoors from a very young age. I can remember being 3-4 years old and going hunting with my mom and dad, from deer hunting to coon hunting, fishing to duck hunting. It didn't matter as long as I was in the great outdoors! My family and I are always outdoors, whether just enjoying nature, or hunting, to camping as well. Some of my most favorite and fondest memories have always been surrounded by stories that somehow involve a hunting tale. My whole family, my mom and my sister in addition to me and my dad, are all avid outdoorsman, and we frequently go hunting, fishing, camping, or whatever we can do to be outdoors. My desire to pursue a career in the outdoors also stems from a long family history of being farmers. Although I never had the pleasure of meeting my paternal grandfather, as he passed away long before I was born, I did have the pleasure of being raised not only by my outdoor loving parents, but my maternal grandparents and my paternal grandmother all came from a long family visit of farmers. My mom's family spent many years growing and processing tobacco and cotton before eventually transitioning to soybean and corn crops. They also raised cattle and swine, although not in a large scale business. My dad's family also grew crops but more in the way of corn and soybeans., and also had a larger scale marketing in the swine business. Both sides of my family have been contributors to our gathering heritage, and I'm proud to claim that heritage. Although I have not decided fully which area of agriculture I would like to be my final destiny, I am very excited to begin my studies with a plan to pursue an agricultural degree. I have contemplated many times how vast the opportunities are within this field. From being able to study livestock and how to manage them for the good of the food industry to managing forest and crops, studying how they are beneficial to the environment and processed to provide food and shelter. It's amazing how vast the possibilities that lie in securing an agriculture degree. I am excited at the opportunities that await me, and plan to carefully explore all aspects of possibilities within the agriculture realm before making my final area of specialty in an agriculture degree. Maybe a poultry farmer, maybe a crop analyst, or maybe just an everyday farmer... But oh, the possibilities!