Jason Goosby Interview Essay

His name is Jason Goosby or JJ, depending on how happy he is. At first look you might suspect two things. One, you’d suspect that he is around 30 years old or younger. Two, You might think that he is one of those athletes that have no educational knowledge whatsoever. He is actually 39 years old, yet he still is very active and goofy. He is big and buff. He has a couple of tattoos and is bald. He always wears dark board shorts and a tank-top, unless he’s in public. He is perceptive and patient if you give him the chance to be. Me and Jason sat in chairs right across from each other. The yard has two trees for shade so we sat in the only spots with shade. At first I was scared to interview him because he is sometimes intimidating. Even though …show more content…
They had conversations so you felt comfortable with speaking your mind because it didn’t feel uncomfortable. While in college he discovered his passion for journalism and strived to get a job as a news story writer. He passed his English classes with flying colors. He said, “ When I'm writing, I feel good because I can write about anything and even if half the world disagrees with what you say another half will agree with you. It was something I was good at”. He was good at writing but as the year went on he had no free time to write so he gave up on that idea. As far as extracurricular activities go, he had the muscle for it, just not the mindset for it. He thought that being part of the student government would be interesting to try out because of how important politics are and that student government would be good practice in case his goal to be a news story writer fell out. After his sister moved out his dad got a better job and helped pay for college. While in college he noticed that almost every person had at least one friend. He tried making friends but whenever he planned something it would fail because he wouldn't show up. In college, he didn’t have any real friends just people who he could study with or do homework with. He didn’t eat lunch with them unless they wanted to …show more content…
So, after 3 years of college, he left. One of his regrets was not finishing what he started and getting his bachelor's degree. He said that if he had not attended college he would be exactly where he is today. It’s not that he thinks that his life is awful or full of regret. He is just happy with his life now that he couldn’t even think of a life other than this one. Now is a construction worker and makes a lot of money to support his family.He is now a father to eight gorgeous kids and a husband to his beautiful wife. I am one of those gorgeous kids. Now, from his story I learned so much but one thing he told me really stood out. He said,” If there is something you want to do, do it while you can. Don’t worry about living up to people's expectations because they might not know what you are capable of and if you try to live up to their expectations you will never see what you are truly capable of. After I lost my grandma I closed off and gave up. I was always trying to be perfect in her eyes. Then she died and I had nobody to look up to or to. Now I am a father and my kids look up to me so I got to be a role model on my own.” Jason may not be rich and famous or a professional fighter but he is famous in his children's eyes and he is gonna stay that