I have always found it extremely difficult to actually sit down and talk about myself, but I guess I can try. I grew up in a very small town in Northeast Ohio, where my family owned a big dairy farm. Growing up on a farm has taught me the ideal of hard-work, in which I used throughout my time in high school. My high school was small and everyone knew everybody, but that also meant that I was held to a very high standard throughout the town. I enjoyed school even though it was stressful and a lot of work, I grew academically to where I am today at OSU. In high school, I was involved in an abundance of clubs and played soccer. Some days all the stuff I was doing seemed too much, but in retrospect I enjoyed how busy I was. The ability to learn and be a part of all of these different things allowed me to understand different parts of my academia. My favorite thing that I explored in high school outside of my coursework was Music. I was a part of different music groups in my high school, and some way allowed me to escape from other difficult subjects. My favorite subject in all my academic career is history. My family set me up as a history buff when we got to go to different historical sites: our favorite is Gettysburg. Through these experiences I figured out that I am a curious learner, in which I am drawn to subjects that are hard to explain. This type of learning is what has drawn me to Neuroscience at OSU, since the brain is the last unexplainable idea. I have always wanted to know why certain things happened the way they did, which correlates with my love of history. At OSU, I hope to find the answers to the questions that I have asked.

I am standing by a John Reynolds memorial at Gettysburg Battlefield

My grandma and I pictured with Abraham Lincoln in front of the Gettysburg Visitor Center