A New Goal

When I began working at 15 years old it seemed that suddenly the money was rushing into my pockets like there was no tomorrow. Feeding my horse became really easy (before this it was a struggle to earn the $70 I needed each month to feed her) and I even had extra money to put in the bank. I went through a short time in which I did not really know what to do with myself. I spent all my time working and riding my horse but I needed something more.

Then one day I had a conversation with my friend Dani about how her sister was going to Japan for an exchange program and the wheels in my head started turning. I had always wanted to go to school in Japan and I often joked about how we should move to Japan solely so that I could go to school there. Now suddenly it seemed as if this little dream of mine could be something more than just a dream. I could actually make it happen! So, just like when I wanted a horse I approached my mother "I have been thinking..." I said, "You know I have always wanted to go to Japan. Well, I think I can do it!"

At this point in time she new better than to disbelieve me (after all, you remember what happened last time). So she set down what she was doing, looked me in the eye, and said, "all right, you already know that I wont pay for any of it, but I will help you find a school to go to". I began another journey, this one much harder and requiring a lot more than my last endeavor ever could.