| What is your most memorable childhood experience? | My most memorable childhood experiences were outdoors on my family's farm. My cousins and I would always be outside at the creek, in the woods, or in the backyard. From riding three wheelers to fishing at the pond, anything that was outdoors is what I remember most. I can't specifically pinpoint a single experience, but simply remember being outside is the most memorable. |
| What immediate family member do you closely identify with and why? | I identify closely with my dad. We are both very empathetic people, and always seem to worry that others are happy above ourselves. We also have very strong work ethics, and I think that has been one of my most positive traits. |
| What character traits do you admire in an individual? | I admire people the most that are able to grab the attention and motivate people in a large crowd. Those who are able to entertain those around them, and make them welcome in any environment. I also admire bravery and strength through adversity, and I try and emulate those traits. |
| What is the funniest thing ever to happen to you? | I really can't think of any one thing that is the MOST funny thing that ever happened to me. One thing that seems to stick out was one of the most embarrassing childhood memories that occurred when I was in third grade. I vividly remember sitting down for Art class at my elementary school. It was in one of the old fiberglass curved chairs with metal legs. The kind that seemed to make a nice little shallow bowl where you would sit down. Just after I sat down, I remember feeling a wetness start to seep through my pants. I looked down and I had sat in another kid's urine. I was immediately mortified, and I didn't have the guts to get up and tell the teacher because I would immediately embarrass myself in front of the class. So I just sat there the whole class, and I never got up. I don't even recall what happened after class, but to this day I will never forget sitting in another kid's pee in Art class. |
| If time and money were not an issue, where would you travel and why? | Well this is a really difficult question. I have traveled to many great places so far in my life, and I count Hawaii, Jerusalem, and Tokyo as three of my favorites. I would go back to any of them at the drop of a dime, and I have to say money need not be an issue to go there because I can't afford to go right now. Those locations aside, I think I would want to travel to Peru and see Machu Picchu, or travel to the mountains in northern Canada. The beauty in those mountainous regions just seems unparalleled to me. Machu Picchu for the history and the hike, and I have this vision of sitting in a log cabin by a lake in the mountains of Canada that I would love to realize one day. I would also LOVE to make an expedition to the South Pole, and just live through an arduous journey like that. Those are just a few examples of what I think I would like to do if money were not an issue. |
| When and if you ever have children, what would you like to pass on to them? | I have a daughter, and I want to pass on to her the lessons that I have learned from the multitude of dumb mistakes that I have made in my life. I think that the value that is in those lessons is the most important thing that I can pass on. To name something specific, such as a trait, I would like to pass on to her would be the ability to have patience and understanding through all of the experiences that life brings, good or bad. |
