Allow me to introduce myself.

Hello, my name is Catherine Mitchell. I just graduated high school, and came to Miami Dade because it was cheap, and Bright Futures covered all of it. Not to mention, I literally dread the day I have to pack my bags and leave Miami. I want to Major in Education and Minor in Sociology or Psychology. Both of my parents were teachers, my mother was a math teacher and taught at Barbra Golmen for fifteen years. As for my father he switched from teaching to engineering. He was a history teacher, and a good one at that. Even till this day he rambles on about the war, and what the Boston Tea Party was really like. I would love to become an English teacher, even though English isn't my strong suit. I know I would like to work with kids, it's a passion I've always had. In the beginning I wanted to be a consoler it was something I was good at, whether you asked or not. I would still love to do so, but I have to branch out to different opportunities and see where life takes me. During the summer, I was asked countless amount of times what my major was. As soon as I replied "Teaching" a negative response was soon to follow. I was never in it for the money. I do what I do because I'm happy doing it. Because in the long run I'd rather be doing what I love for less money, than getting myself into a degree that will make me money, yet my happiness isn't at its full potential. During my freshmen year in high school, I was introduced to a Youth for Christ organization. Since then, my opportunities started to open up and my passion for teaching grew stronger. Youth for Christ sponsors a teenage youth group called Campus Life. This isn't a normal youth group; it's the kind that keeps teenager out of trouble. With friends, games, knowledge, and a new lesson to learn every time you come back. Being a part of Campus Life has allowed me to show my true compassion and understanding for the cycle of events that happen daily, and how some events are beyond your control. Unfortunately Campus Life has a way of taking control of your life and has a way of getting in the way of my priorities. Looking at the past and seeing how easily life takes away your time is the reason why I learned to question almost everything I do. For in the long run, I like the challenge. Not so much to challenge G-d himself, which I've done. Yet to challenge my beliefs and my opinion on what I really do think. Information is given on a daily bases whether we chose to listen to it, or set it aside like it doesn't matter. Though it will affect us in the long run. I have taught myself to be very open minded to almost everything, though the tough part is being open minded to close minded people. I like to hear other people's opinion and see how they back their beliefs up, and see their passion. Because in the eyes of the beholder is the eyes of the receiver.