I come from a little farming town 8 hours away from here called Lapeer. I came to Nmu to play football and to get a degree in construction management. It has been a huge change for me being away from the farm. I am so used to waking up at 5:30 in the morning before school to chores, wash and blow out my show steers and walk them for a half hour. I am also an active member in the FFA which is the future farmer association. I would do a lot of volunteer work and be busy with volunteering at soup kitchens or teaching young kids about agriculture.

It also has been a big change with all different things to do around the town. At home theres not much to do. We have fun by being on the farm and doing hay and helping out your neighbors. Football has been a huge change for me with all the bigger kids and the speed of the kids are different. The meetings and practices are time consuming. It also has been hard being away from my parents without there support up here.