I come from a family of five that includes myself. I have two loving parents and two younger brothers and a golden doodle dog named Sophie. My youngest brother has a disability called Fragile X Syndrome. My first language is English but I learned Spanish through all of high school. I then had the ability to learn German when I studied abroad. I grew up in a non-religious household and we didn’t have any family traditions that were passed down. My family is a mix of European ethnicities that include German, Polish, Czechoslovakian, Croatian, and Lithuanian.

I am a 21 year-old caucasian male and my view on the world has changed quite a bit as I’ve grown up. It then was radically changed when I placed my faith in Jesus in 2022. The way that I now see the world and about the human nature, and love, humility, servanthood, morals, has completely changed. My trust in God is what guides my decisions and the way I ought to treat others. To love them as myself.

Growing up, I always did what I felt was right. I obeyed the rules and was always considered a good student to many teachers. Though, it wasn’t until I found Christ is when my eyes were opened. When it comes to morality, before I came to know God, I had no basis for the actions that I did. I may have done what seemed right, but I had no ultimate authority besides my school and parents. So the difference in how I believe now is that morality is objective and has an inherent value that was created by God rather than being defined by human standards because that is always subject to change.

With this new perspective, it brings the utmost important that kids would feel this love which I have felt by God in a classroom. By loving upon them.