So to start with the basics, I'm the oldest of four. My sister Kasey is a freshman at Southeastern Community College in Burlington, IA majoring in criminal justice. My brother Marty is a junior in high school and my youngest brother Kollin is a freshman in high school. I'm majoring in animal science pre-vet and now picking up classes to fulfill the livestock management option as well. My mom works at the University of Iowa hospital as a clerk and my dad is a farmer/ fur buyer. We've always had a variety of animals ranging from the normal farm animals to deer, elk and a squirrel. I grew up with farming and livestock and I can't imagine a life without it.
In high school I was involved in sports (but by my senior year that was limited to just volleyball and track.) I was a part of student council and I tutored as well. In 4-H my siblings and I took sheep, market goats, chickens, gardening and home ec projects, and cattle to the county fair. We also took poultry and cattle to the state fair a few years. I was on county council and I also was the president of my church youth group. When I wasn't doing something for school or and organization, I was helping out on the farm and doing other projects like raising money to do the Hy-Vee triathlon with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
In college I am still managing to keep fairly busy. I play intramural volleyball (usually twice a year on women's and co-ed), played intramural ultimate frisbee once, and am in the pre-vet club. I help with stadium clean-up with the Salt Co. and have volunteered a few times at the Reiman Gardens for their Halloween and Easter activities. I was a co-leader for the Freshman Honors Program and am now a peer mentor for the Hixson program too. I also have a part-time job in a molecular genetics lab in Kildee Hall on campus.
When I graduate, I'm not sure what I want to do. I will always be involved with livestock but I'm just not sure how as of yet; I am still planning on applying for vet school. I've recently been applying for internships on ranches out west and went to visit one over Thanksgiving break.
So that's a little about me in a nutshell. I love to read, hunt, be involved on the farm, and basically just be outdoors. I love to just sit and shoot the breeze with my friends and listen to all the tall tales told after a day of deer huntin'. I go muddin' and swim in a farm pond but enjoy getting dressed up every once in a while too. I try to live my life by the Bible and always do my best to live my life to the fullest with no regrets. Live, laugh and love are three words that I keep in mind; together they sum up how I believe life should be. I do my best to be open and honest and if anyone has any questions ever I'll be more than happy to answer them. :)
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