Finding who I am

The time that I decided it was time to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up everyone has these dreams of become an astronaut, race car driver, or the president over the United States of America. When I was a kid I used to race bikes with my best friend Trell what we would do is set up a race track have a little ceremony just like Nascar get on our bikes and race. We would bump and bang and then someone would win and we would act like we just won the Daytona 500.

There has been two things in life that have lit a fire underneath me and made me get what needed to be done, done. The first thing that was the “fire” was what I wanted to do after high school everyone has talked about going to college and becoming these big great things and well I wasn’t thinking about that. I was working in my family business at just ten years old. I would be taking apart brakes, changing over tires, running my grandfathers flatbed truck, and even answering the phone always making sure I said “Emerson’s garage” before we started talking. I have always done that, that is all I know but whenever I was working my favorite part was taking out the mig welder and welding up something. I finally found my love and it was welding I did not tell anyone how much I loved it but my dad, and grandfather knew, they would always call me over to need something welded up. I would always jump right to it and get it done. I decided that I should go to a college and become better and get more information about welding so I searched and searched and the only thing that I found that I wanted to do was the New England school of welding, I talked to my parents and they were all for it. I made sure that from sophomore year in high school until now that I told everyone what my plan was and it just so happens that my main sponsor on my racecar, Portland Glass talked to B.I.W. and they want to hire me and teach me all I need to know about welding while I am being paid. I am so thankful for all of that, I would love to go to college but I am not going to turn down an opportunity to do something I love.

The next thing that set the “fire” was something I stumbled on by accident and it is wildlife and fishing ever since I was young my dad and grandfather always brought me hunting and fishing. I loved going up north to go hunting or fishing for the native brook trout. Down behind my grandfather’s house there is a brook a I have always fished it and had lots of fun. One day I decided to build a minnow trap when I was about 11. I looked online and built one out of a bottle put an old rope on it and threw it in with dog food inside, I waited on day and came back when I pulled the trap I caught one or two minnows and 1 lobster looking thing I asked my dad and he said that it was a crayfish that’s when I fell in love I built over 10 traps and started catching them and measuring them and determining if they were male or female. I was also writing done how many I caught and the water temp I would eat some and put the rest back, I still do this as of today I have five traps and know a lot about that brook and just fish in general. I have thought about being a biologist but I struggle with school and don’t have a lot of money for college.

The fire that is in the outdoors and welding is like christmas morning knowing that I am going to go fishing or welding. The “fire” I have is like pouring some gas on a bonfire when you lite it, it starts out nice and slow and grows and grows until it gets to a point you just have one big bonfire consistently going. This is how both welding and my love for the outdoors started.

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