Austin Albright

The biggest goal that I'm currently working on is moving to Florida with my wife. Once that goal is met I can officially say that is the biggest goal that I've accomplished.

As of now, the biggest goal I have accomplished in my life thus far is marrying my wife, I love her so much. Man, one of my favorite memories has to be the day that I got married, it was something that I am never going to forget.

Two of my other big accomplishments are becoming a United States Marine and being the first person in my family to go to college. Becoming a United States Marine is what most proud of though, the sacrifices and hard work it took for me to reach that title is unexplainable. Being the first person in my family to go to college is also something that I am very proud of because this also takes a lot of hard work, and no one in my family has ever attended a University so I feel as if I must complete it, and pursue my dream with my degree.

I really try to manage my time wisely. I spend the majority of my time doing school and when I'm not in school I like to try and get out and spend time in my garden. I spend most of my time doing those two things, those are things I really enjoy doing. Because I am so content in my garden and being around plants, I have decided to major in plant science.

Oh man, COVID has affected my experience dramatically. COVID basically ripped away that college experience away from me, I don't even know what the inside of University looks like nor have I really even spent time on campus and those are things that I heavily looked forward to. Building relationships with professors and making friends is something else that I wish I could experience soon once COVID is over and something that I look forward to.

Interview by Javier Lopez, Spring 2021