High School and Beyond Plan

	When I was little, my favorite toys to play with were legos. I would be fascinated by the way the lego pieces would fit together, and how they formed into a great big creation after sticking one on top of the other.  Near the end of my stage of building lego houses, I started to make these enhanced lego ships, with various pop-out guns and little ships hidden inside the main lego ships. Proud of my inventions, I would show them off to my family, giving them an elaborate tour of each of my lego ships. After the tour, I would break them apart and start all over, making a whole new fleet of lego ships.
	Ever since, I've been interested in building and fixing things. At home, when I was bored, I'd take apart cell phones or the computer mouse that might be lying around and then build them back up again. I remember being called to my teacher's aid in second grade whenever her pens broke. Or, in fourth grade, I once helped out with a broken table that needed some repairing. 
	Whenever I had nightmares, I would take out a screw and hold it tightly inside my hand. It would somehow calm me down. I even slept with a hammer underneath my pillow for a while until my dad asked for it back in the garage again. I hesitantly returned it. Simple memories like these remind me that I've always been fascinated with building things.
	As I get older, I like to work with more complicated objects that need fixing. But I often don't get the opportunity to work with the tools for building, because the rest of my family members aren't really interested in it like I am, so we don't have the materials that are needed at home. However, I have gotten the chance to join in the boat building class this year, which I'm happy to begin. I'm quite new with it all and feel a bit lost at times, but I just started the class last week, so I think I'll catch on some time soon. I do want to improve, so I think this class is a good start for me.
	My favorite two classes in high school are the math and the art classes. Math is like a puzzle to me and always has been. I love fitting all of the pieces together in an equation, working with problems, and then solving them on paper. Of course, using a calculator saves time,  but I almost like using paper better. I can see all my work, and see how the math equations connect. 
	In math class, I am currently receiving an A, and hopefully that will last throughout my high school education. I am also thinking about attending the math AP classes in a few years, to become more experienced in that particular field. 
	I would like to go to college after high school, however, I am not positive on what I would like to study. I have a few ideas, such as being an engineer, an architect, or possibly a graphic designer, but I have not decided quite yet. I am interested in each of these subjects, because it has qualities in them, that I would so enjoy, including the math. They are jobs I see myself working in.
	I am personally not interested in being a teacher, because I wouldn't look forward in doing such a repetitive job. But this is just my own opinion- (no offense, Nancy). In engineering, architecture, and graphic design, I would be doing something different- working on a new project every time. I like building things and fitting pieces of an object together, making these three jobs even more relatable for me than if I picked a job in Law. Political matters seem to bore me as for architecture- it excites me every time. I will continue following the path that I think I will enjoy and benefit from; and we'll soon see where I end up.