For as long as I can remember, I have always enjoyed drawing. Something about the way I can express myself through visuals has always interested me. As I got older I began to see my life more through art. There is a beginning, middle, and end that I complete freedom to create. Throughout my story I have been able to use my ability as an artist view and better understand my community.
In the beginning, my passion for art developed at a young age. By the time I was five, I would come home everyday after school and draw cartoon characters nonstop. My imagination was on fire from the start. However, my creativity began to change and expand to a whole new level once I entered middle school. Middle school was a world full of endless opportunities. When I was in sixth grade I entered a competition that would change my view on art and education. The English as a Second Language Story Competition at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington allowed me a chance to tell a story through images I created. Even though I only won fifty dollars, the real prize for me was a chance to tour the college campus. From then on I knew that I wanted to go to college to expand my knowledge.
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On top of that, I eventually landed a job as a afterschool assistant for Communities in Schools. My search for a career in art did not start off good. Every art related job that I found was short-term and underpaid. I gave my search a break and focus more on my work with the at-risk youths. Overtime, I even began to apply my artistic skills at my job. I began to teach them basic art lessons, and even helped improve their writing. After months and years of pondering, I began to see what my true ambition was. Art has always been my passion since day one, and I enjoyed working with youths. So deciding to become an art teacher only made sense to me. Teachers are strongly needed more than ever and I to bring my artistic skills into the