Montana Cattle Ranch Vs. The Last American Cowboy

Looking back upon my life experiences there are two I feel have had the greatest impact on my character growth. The first is my family. I have grown up in a large homeschooling family, third oldest of seven and will be the first of my siblings to attend college. I hope to inspire my younger siblings and set an example for them to continue their education as well. Life is never dull with six siblings. My family relationships are very important to me, they are the anchors to the foundation of all that I am today. I have and will look to my family for support and at times guidance in my life. With that being said, homeschooling has also been an integral part of my family life. As a result, it has allowed for significant versatility in my studies. For example, I gained confidence in public speaking through a Toastmasters club. I have completed independent studies, online classes, community ed classes and co-op classes. In turn, this taught me to be self disciplined in my independent studies, as well as, being flexible in group settings. …show more content…
The past two summers we worked on a Montana Cattle Ranch. The Stucky Ranch is one of three ranches featured in an Animal Planet documentary series titled, "The Last American Cowboy". This three generation, 20,000 acre family ranch, maintains a traditional old fashioned working lifestyle by preferring to use horses over ATVs, baling hay with buck-rakes and stacking it with beaver slides. After having watched the series, we contacted them and landed ourselves summer jobs. This adventure was hard work and a no thrills cowboy lifestyle. We had long, demanding, workdays, but these were also filled with moments of humorous practical jokes. The Stuckys never made us feel like just employed ranch hands. They treated us as part of their family, and likewise, we fondly consider them part of