As a child I was always curios about the evolution of our society. How humans as a whole functioned, how we learned and what influenced our thought patterns. I became fascinated with the diversity within our cultures, how we interacted, lived, worshiped and the relationship our environment had on our well-being as well as our anthropogenic impact. My curiosity kept me engaged, often observing and studying people, and constantly asking questions why things were, would things change, and what caused changes to occur. I was always told/taught that things happened because of God’s will. I eventually learned that geospatial location, history and how we socialized impacted how we perceived and understood each other. I realized my barriers of my environment and knew in order to advance, I needed to explore other cultures, and see what was outside of Alabama. I served 14 years in the United States Marine Corps, 10 which were overseas in various countries. It didn’t take long for me to discover I had a passion for learning other cultures. I think one of my most remarkable memories was when I was a Marine Security Guard. I help established an orphanage called, Bananule Orphanage in Kampala Uganda. During my career as a Marine, I held many titles and collateral duties. My primary job was Postal service. I mastered skills as a postal clerk, postal chief and inspector. I was honorably discharged in 2016. I received my AA from Palomar Community College with honors and I’m currently enrolled at California State San Marcos. I’m working on my bachelor’s in social science with a minor in geography and an AA in Geographic Information Systems. I plan to go to San Diego State University for graduate school in geography.