My Passion For Skiing

Through the application process, I have come to the conclusion that my most valuable traits have not been adequately illuminated. Since I was two years old, I have had a passion for skiing. While I did not always see this to be something that greatly influenced who I am as a person, I have recently discovered the contrary. This past winter I trained diligently to become a level-one ski instructor at Bradford Ski Resort. Initially, I did not know what to expect. I am the oldest of four children, well qualified in babysitting, and a moderately skilled skier. However, none of these things could have prepared me for the job I was beginning. Arriving to my first day on the job, I was suddenly surrounded by dozens of toddlers and small children …show more content…
At a young age I wished to be a hairdresser, later a veterinarian, more recently a teacher, but ultimately, a pediatric nurse. As the oldest of four and coming from a large extended family, I have always been well acquainted with children and have always enjoyed working with them. As for the medical field, I have always been interested in medicine, but more recently since my experience with certain high school classes and shadowing opportunities. During my sophomore year I took a sports medicine class that taught such things as basic first aid, ankle taping, and sports related injuries. However, the most influential portion of this class was the shadowing requirement. As a part of passing this course, I was assigned to shadow a professional in the medical field. Fortunately, my own uncle is the owner of Sports Medicine North and head of orthopedic surgery, who gladly offered me a day to observe in his hospital. Upon my arrival I was greeted by a nurse who happily handed me a pair of scrubs, gave me a general tour of the hospital. I was then ushered from wing to wing, observing and assisting in various jobs around the hospital. By the end of my day here, I knew this was the place I belonged in ten