Lifelong Dreams

LIFELONG DREAMS

Throughout my life there are many things I aspire to do. Some skills are skills that I simply wish to retain, and some are thins I have to start learning from the very beginning. I won't be easy but, honestly, nothing is. My life goal it to make a difference in other people's lives, not just my own. Changing someone's life for the better, even in a very small way (i.e. making them smile), is my definition of success.

After I graduate from high school, I'd like to continue my academic career in a military college. Military colleges have incredible reputations, high standards of excellence, wonderful sports and exercise facilities and phenomenal academic programs. They also have many opportunities like overseas exchange programs, free tuition and a guaranteed job for five years after graduation. These aspects, and the military way of life, are all important and interesting to me; this is one of the things I greatly aspire to do. I plan to major in one of the sciences and use that to study the propagation of diseases but I may find something I'm more interested in. It will be difficult to get accepted, but that is expected from schools with such high standards. I will have to study and pass my SATs and ACTs with flying colors. In the long run, I think attending a military college and studying science will greatly increase my moral and life potential.

Even though I'll be busy studying in college, getting a job and continuing my life, I'd still like to retain the skills I have and those I learn between now and then. I'd like to stay creative by maintaining my drawing and writing skills; maybe even improve them. I'd also like to write a novel and become a published author. Another dream I have is to be fluent in a foreign language. This would be relatively easy because I could take the classes necessary in college. I have always wanted to do this because then I could travel somewhere and spend less time concerned about the language and more time enjoying myself. This would help me maintain my creativity and motivate me to accomplish even greater things in my life.

Staying active and competing in athletics has always been a huge part of my life and I plan to keep it that way. I'd like to stay fit throughout my lifetime and be active through as many means as possible. Some of my favorite activities are weightlifting, soccer, rock climbing, hiking, kickboxing, tap dancing and running. I'd like to continue with these activities and discover many more. I enjoy exercise on every level because it relieves my stress. I think that if I can continue and increase my exercise level throughout my lifetime, I'll see great health and mental benefits from it.

Wherever my life may take me, my lifetime goal will be to try and make a difference in other people's lives. Writing a novel, learning a