I grew up in the Appalachian Mountains, with a rocky backyard. My brother and I came to discover that there were imprints in the sedimentary rocks. Looking for arrowheads was a pass time. This was my first experiences with fossils and artifacts. We found many different shapes within those rocks. I have always had a curiosity for what was here before me. My first career choice was nursing. I became a LPN at the young age of nineteen. The most satisfying job I held in that field was in a nursing home. There I began to become more interested in the past. The stories the residents told of their home land really sparked my interest into where people come from and why they do the things they do. My second career move was massage therapy. The