Talking to someone who I knew all my life, my brother Kevin made this interview effortless. As I turned on skype on October 11th, my questions were in one hand and a voice recorder in the other I was prepared, I was ready! Sitting in my comfortable computer chair in a room that contained the essence of lavender scented air freshener, like a wild fire it was spreading with the assistance of the box fan on directly behind me, transforming the room into a cool artic breeze. Once he answered the video call, I noticed a lot has changed since we last spoke. His eyes were strained and tired looking yet you could see the joy in his eyes of talking to his younger brother. The six feet two inch twenty year old was not rocking a scruffy beard that was
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So you have more responsibility to do things on your own because your parents won’t tell you what to do” Kevin stated. He had begun sharing his experience from starting college at the age of 18 to present time at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University located in the humble town of Prescott, Arizona. This being his third year, with two more to go his dream of becoming an aerospace engineer almost reality, “It all depends on what you want to do in high school, find out what you want to be and you councilors and teachers will help you get there. For me it was an easy choice, growing up in an environment with planes and engineering I knew I would enjoy it for the rest of my life. That was why most of my high school classes were focused on math, science and 3D modeling.” As he continues to speak about high school you can see his attitude about this subject switch, the smile became emotionless as his eyes reflected …show more content…
He explained that living in the college dorms were one of the many coming of age moments he has, having a desk on the bottom but climb a short ladder then you go to sleep. He also had to do his own laundry, cook and buy his own groceries, which wasn’t hard since he already had prior knowledge on how to do all three, but still was a sign that he was growing up. Moving off campus into a house with one of his friends was the most impactful coming of age moment. He mentioned that was when he learned the responsibilities of paying bills and watching his budget. The struggle is just the journey, the lesson you learn is the
So you have more responsibility to do things on your own because your parents won’t tell you what to do” Kevin stated. He had begun sharing his experience from starting college at the age of 18 to present time at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University located in the humble town of Prescott, Arizona. This being his third year, with two more to go his dream of becoming an aerospace engineer almost reality, “It all depends on what you want to do in high school, find out what you want to be and you councilors and teachers will help you get there. For me it was an easy choice, growing up in an environment with planes and engineering I knew I would enjoy it for the rest of my life. That was why most of my high school classes were focused on math, science and 3D modeling.” As he continues to speak about high school you can see his attitude about this subject switch, the smile became emotionless as his eyes reflected …show more content…
He explained that living in the college dorms were one of the many coming of age moments he has, having a desk on the bottom but climb a short ladder then you go to sleep. He also had to do his own laundry, cook and buy his own groceries, which wasn’t hard since he already had prior knowledge on how to do all three, but still was a sign that he was growing up. Moving off campus into a house with one of his friends was the most impactful coming of age moment. He mentioned that was when he learned the responsibilities of paying bills and watching his budget. The struggle is just the journey, the lesson you learn is the