View of Life

 I am a twenty-one year old college student studying civil engineering. I am just so fascinated and enthralled by the beauty and intricacy of bridges. That is where my passion lie. Ideally I would like to someday design a bridge as famous as the Golden Gate bridge. So that is my dream that I am working towards, but since that is pretty far fetched, I will gladly take anything that crosses my path that may help me get there one day. My family is not small but not large either. I am one of four children—me and my twin being the youngest. I have lived in the same house my whole life until moving away until college. Since starting colleges, I have transferred 4 times and attended 5 different schools. I like to say that since I never moved as a child, I was getting my fix of moving around the country by switching schools. While I was attending the second college, I made a rather drastic life change. I started investigating and later was baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Since then, I have made my way out to Brigham Young University (Provo and Idaho) and have settled down at the Idaho campus for the remainder of my college career. I am still the only member of my family that is a member of the church. While it is hard at times, I know I made the right decision to become a member. I love the church and I am forever learning more which is great. Other than my wild ride from college to college and eventually getting out to Idaho, I am a laid-back kind of person. My friends all say I am a true Jersey girl and not to get on my bad side, but I like to believe I have a warm and fuzzy side to me as well. I am pretty quiet when first meeting people, but once I feel comfortable it is hard to get me to shut up. Being from New Jersey, it is almost a given that I am really opinionated and I am not afraid to share it. Growing up my dad was in New Jersey state politics, but I tend not to be too involved in political discussions. I definitely have my viewpoints and I'm proud to say that I am a conservative, but I don't think politics has a place in everyday discussion. Throughout my childhood, I read a lot of books, but now since I have to read way too much for school I like to fill my spare time with trashy television shows. Other than my dream of designing a famous bridge, I also have a crazy dream to be on the reality show Big Brother. Other than all that, I enjoy board games, card games, sports (mostly watching since I'm not very athletic), and just having a good time with good friends. I really find myself enjoying life these days and I think it is because I have found a love and appreciation for my Savior Jesus Christ. Being the imperfect human that we all are, I can never express enough gratitude for all that He has done for us, but I like to try by leading the life that I know he would want me to live.