I believe everyone has one day in their lives that influences that person deeply. That day for me was September of my sixth-grade year. That day created me to who I am today. It was a normal day during my choir class, truly a bunch of 12 to 13-year-olds messing around and not paying attention to anything. Well, my teacher had enough and decided to explain to us the passage of time. It wasn't the first time that time was explained to me, but something clicked in me. Time keeps going and nothing will never stop it. My choir teacher truly explained to me how easily I could just waste my life away. I did not want that to be my life. I have had this creative drive since I was a little kid. I would perform made up plays with my cousin, draw messy comics based on the Disney movies I watched and would make up stories daily to create something new. I know I can not let my time pass me. I will create, that is a given in my life. High school was when I was first introduced to 3D animation. Learning about 3D animation only increased my creative drive. Right then and there I knew I needed to be an animator. So, I did everything I could to get myself on the right path. I am persistent when it comes to my future, I will do anything to achieve my dreams. During High School, I would search through all the schools with an animation major. I worked my hardest to get into UTD and even when I was rejected, I knew that I can and needed to improve. And I did, I am here now. I will not let my time go by.