I competed til I was almost 23 I actually came to issue as a 21 year old
freshman, which is kind of a different path than most biggest reason is.
Um of course I competed in the olympics and competed professionally for a
couple of years and knew that I would go to school at some point, you know
, I'm a big believer in everything. You've come in contact with the people
, you come in contact with, influence where you go in life and you know, a
issue was definitely a springboard for my future. I think coming to issue
, I didn't know where it was going to end up or what I was going to do
after being here, not only did it, um, you know, start the ground of my
future career, I also met my husband of course we have a family now and
you know, I think issue to me was definitely the beginning of such a
phenomenal future career as an adult. I think issue really opened my eyes
and introduced me to so many great people that have, I think made me such
a better people, person, you know, with what I do every day. I'm working
in a business with lots of families throughout our community, you know,
really, I think helped me get a good foundation of what it means to work
with people and what my goal to work with people and that's to touch as
many lives as I can in our community,
knowing that not only am I teaching and working with kids, but I'm also
teaching them the thing that I loved most in life as a kid, for me, the
motivation is knowing that I could change the kids like every single day
of my life and there's no better feeling like you're changing the future
of these kids and not just to be gymnast, that's definitely not the reason
I do what I do, Hopefully inspiring them to find their passion and pursue
things that they want to be great at and and encouraging them to dream big
because anything is possible
when given the opportunity to be a part of the Arizona state gymnastics
team, I just was so honored, I worked out with them, number one, I was
still competing, I was at every competition with them, I worked in the
office and really tried to promote the sport of gymnastics here on the
campus and outside in the community and it was such a great experience for
me, like I said, I didn't get to compete personally, but to be a part of
an Arizona state team is just an unlivable feeling.Mhm