I love being outside and spending time with the person I am with. On my days off it's not uncommon to find me hiking a trail or riding my motorcycle. The woman I am looking for must enjoy long walks, mountain views, cuddling, and beable to treat me the way she wants to be treated. A relationship is NOT 50--50 it IS 100--100! I was once asked: What are some of your hopes and dreams for the future? Here's my answer: Before I can tell you what my future hopes and dreams are, I must first tell you about my past. On July 30th 2007, I enlisted in the United States Navy. Due to leave for boot camp on January 29th 2008, I began a rigorous workout schedule to prepare my self for what would be a very demanding lifestyle. Then, on September 17th 2007, I had a horrendous motorcycle wreck, changing my life. After 24 days in ICU and 28 days in the hospital, I finally started rebuilding my body. Thankfully, God spared my life with only a few scars and a dramatic weight loss. During a family trip to Texas, my father asked me to read a book by Max Lucado called “Cure for the Common Life Living in Your Sweet Spot”. In this book, Lucado describes how a person is born with the desire to serve God and pursue a career that God designed you for. He continues to describe that God gives each person special abilities at birth to be able to enjoy the job for which they were designed, such as the love of drawing for artist or the uncanny ability to make sense of blueprints for architects. Lucado says, “Every so often we find ourselves riding the flow of life. Not resisting or thrashing it, but just riding it. A stronger current lifts, channels, and caries, daring us to declare, ‘I was made to do this.’ ” In order to achieve this we must work jobs we enjoy and God made us to do. Lucado continues to describe, to find out what we were “made to do”; we must look at what we have truly enjoyed. As children, we have all enjoyed different activities and excelled at many more without very much effort. So read your life backwards and you can figure out what you were “made to do” Since my wreck, I had a lot of time to think about my childhood. At a very young age, I loved spending time outdoors, not so much playing sports but camping and exploring. At the age of 14, my family adopted my little sister and along with her came LOTS of baggage. Yet I had a canny ability to tolerate her mood swings and emotional explosions and listen to her problems helping to resolve many issues or just be an ear for her to talk to. Then, in 2003, I worked at Camp Summit, a summer camp for people with disabilities, dealing with people with various mental and physical disabilities. During my time there, I realized that I thoroughly enjoyed helping others enjoy the outdoors. Not knowing the diamond in the rough that I had found, I continued to pursue training as an Orthotics and Prosthetics Technician. After two years working and teaching (both other technicians and the boss’s son) as a technician, I knew I was meant to do more. So, I moved home to finish my degree. Now I know what I was “made to do.” I was made to help people learn and enjoy in the great outdoors. I intend to complete my bachelor’s degree in the field of Experiential Education then work with youth and individuals with disabilities, helping them enjoy the outdoors while learning and growing as a person. For giving a man a prosthetic leg doesn’t replenish their soul. Nor does teaching a child to take care of themselves and the great outdoors, give them the tools or desire to grow into an adult. Hopefully that will give you a little idea of who I am. If you have any questions feel free to ask!