As I’m getting older, I do often think about the rest of my life and how it will turn out. I get anxious when thinking of the future because I don’t know what it holds. I’ve spent time planning things, having expectations, hoping for things, just for it all to turn out differently. At this point, I think about that saying, man plans, god laughs. We only have control over so much. I don’t know what tomorrow holds, but I’m starting to see that’s the beauty of it, the magic in the unknown.

I am a first generation college student. First in my household to go to college, and first to prove combat sports is for women too. Truth is, I have no idea what the rest of my life holds. I do have goals, but goals can change too, and often in my life so far, they have. So, currently, I live by ambition, kindness, and working towards my fullest potential.

One thing I do know, I am passionate about our justice system. And that passion has become a light inside me that isn’t burning out anytime soon. If I know one thing for sure, it’s that I will have a voice in criminal law in my life.

Another thing I know for sure is that I’ll pursue combat sports. It’s not something I do anymore, it’s who I am.

As a first generation college student and the first to be born in the U.S. I have a dream to provide for my family and make their dreams come true. I live to make them proud and show them their sacrifices will never go unrecognized.

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t scared of things going wrong, but things always go wrong at some point. Then goes that other saying, God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers.

I’m ready for them.

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