Over the course of this past year, I have accomplished more than I could imagine, this wouldn’t be possible without the generous help from MVYouth. In 2024 I graduated from the University of Connecticut with an associate's degree in Animal Science, where I learned some of my true passions in life. During this time I joined my college's western team for horseback riding, an outing club that involved me in off-campus trips such as hiking up Mount Washington and skiing up at Smugglers Notch. During my college experience, I made some unforgettable connections and memories that I will get to share for a lifetime. After graduating college, I went on to work in the veterinary field and apply what I learned with my degree and made great relations with clients and fellow coworkers. My love for animals goes quite farther than what’s seen from the outside. I grew up with this love ever since I was a little girl, and I’m beyond thankful for the opportunities that MVYouth has given me. Post-graduation I have not only stuck a job of my dreams but have traveled quite a bit since, which is another true passion of mine. Since graduating, I have traveled to Grenada, Catskills, New York, visited family up in Vermont, and got to travel up to New Hampshire with some of my great friends I made through college. Although this is a brief insight into my life now, I can’t wait to keep sharing my experiences through what this scholarship has offered to me. I can’t thank all of you enough for how much you all have changed my life for the better.