Born into a small family, I live with my single mother Heather, and twelve-year-old sister Gracey. My mother graduated from the University of Kearney Nebraska and soon after became a teacher at Morton Elementary. She has done everything on her own and has always been able to provide everything my sister and I have ever needed. Last summer I was nominated by my band instructors to go on the Ambassadors of Music European tour, which was something I had always wanted to do, which is travel, make music and new friends. However, because this trip was extremely expensive, my mom knew I would need the money quickly if I really wanted to go. She then applied for two more jobs as a tutor and began working three jobs at once. I was able to go on the
