This is an image taken of me on a strenuous backpacking and rock climbing expedition that I went on last summer. Here, I just made it over the side of a mountain that I rock climbed. This was a climb that I trained for the entire trip, however didn’t think that I was going to be able to accomplish. Ever since this trip, I have had a different outlook on life and how I approach challenges. This trip taught me invaluable life lessons such as self-reliance, leadership, goal-setting, and living beyond my comfort zone. Even though my first two months at OSU have not involved much outdoor exploration, I have been able to apply these same lessons to many of the new challenges that I have encountered here. So far within my first semester, I have been made it a task of mine to explore many new things and take risks in order to find out what I’m meant to be doing here. For example, I have explored new classes that I don’t know if I’m going to succeed in, I’ve joined clubs that I wasn’t sure if I’d have the time for, I’ve made it a task to meet new people every day,and all while juggling the intensity of my new schoolwork. I’m aware that these next four years will only be an even steeper uphill climb, however, I’m confident that the skills that I’m continuing to learn by applying these tangible outlooks will not only carry me through these years, but allow me to discover what it is I’m truly meant to accomplish in order to leave a legacy.