Goals

Short Term

Going to a four year college outside of California has always been a goal for me because I want to the experience, go to a new area, and get a degree that can help me in the future. I will be taking community college classes next semester, which means I can transfer to a four year next school year.
Playing college lacrosse was not a goal for me until I watched some women's college lacrosse games and talked to some college lacrosse players. After I realized I wanted to play in college so I could experience playing in a college-level sport and being part of a college-level lacrosse team.

Another goal I want to accomplish is going on a road trip around the United States with my friends the summer before I go off to college. I have wanted to go on a road trip around the United States for a while and when I got my license my want for this trip increased. I brought it up with my friends and many of them shared my interest in a United States road trip. Hopefully this goal will be achieved soon.
Becoming a ski coach or teacher for little kids is another goal I want to experience before I graduate college. Like I said earlier I have been skiing since I was 3 and I want to share my love of skiing with kids and help kids experience how fun skiing can be. Becoming a snowboard instructor has also been an interest, but I am not as good at snowboarding as I am at skiing, and I taught myself so I am not sure how I would teach it. Why I want to teach kids is because I find it easier for me to teach kids and with having little brothers and being a summer camp counselor for several years I enjoy being around kids.

I have more short-term goals and dreams, but these are the top ones currently.

Long Term

Becoming a parametric has been a long-term goal for me for a while. My dad was a parametric before he became a firefighter which half inspired me to become a parametric. The second half is that I want to help my community, be there for others and help save lives. The process of becoming a parametric will take some time (EMT training to becoming an EMT to parametric school then officially becoming a parametric), but it is something I am willing to spend time on so I can achieve this goal sometime in my life.
I have always been fascinated by farmers and ranchers and how raising animals and growing crops works. I love working with animals and growing crops ever since I was little. One day when I was around 7 years old, I decided that I would save up enough money to buy my own farm or ranch so that I could raise animals and grow food. My parents own a farm in Idaho and that is where I will begin investigating and experiencing farm life until I can get my own farm.

Backpacking has always been one of my favorite nature activities and one of my long-term goals is backpacking through Europe. I have never been to Europe, but I have always wanted to go. I have seen several people who have backpacked through different countries in Europe, and I was inspired to add backpacking through Europe to my life goals and dreams list.
Another big trip that has been added to my life goals and dreams list is a nature photography trip to Africa. There are many places I want to go for a photography trip like national parks, and countries I have never been to, but Africa is the one I am most interested in and would be the biggest trip. I was inspired by safari and life in Africa documentaries which got me hooked on how fascinating the animals and landscapes there are. Another reason is that my grandma went on a safari trip in Africa and the pictures and stories she brought back made me more intrigued to go to Africa and photograph the beauty in the wild.

These are some of my top long-term goals and dreams and I hope I can achieve them some time in my lifetime.