Who am I?

     So I thought I would start my blogging career by first illustrating who I am and what I stand for.  I am a 21 year old pharmacy student at the University of Connecticut where I plan on getting my PharmD in 2017.  I was born in New Hampshire and I got my high school diploma in my hometown of Bow. Many people say I have a "New Hampshire Accent" which I beg to differ.  My parents still live in Bow and I have an older sister who lives in Portsmouth, Maine.  I have deep family values that I hold dear and I owe a lot to my family for where I have gotten today.  I have many friends that I made in my hometown but there is one that sticks out.  I can't make a blog about who I am without mentioning my girlfriend of almost seven years.  Her name is Cassandra and she has been a very influential person in my life because she has pushed me to be better than I had ever thought possible.

Cassandra and I

Aubree (my sister) and I

My mom (far left) and dad (far right)

You might ask how I got interested in the field of pharmacy as an option for a career.  Well funny you asked that because I was just about to get to this important point in my life.  It stems back to high school where I took a plethora of science and math courses.  A funny story about this is that I was one of three students that didn't receive an award at graduation that rewarded students for taking a certain amount of arts/humanities credits.  This was solely due to the fact that I didn't have space in my schedule to fit these courses in because I was more interested in taking classes that would interest me.  My mother is the pharmacy manager at a Rite Aid close to where we live.  She has been a huge inspiration in my life and I learned that I was interested in this field by visiting her at work many times and hearing about stories on the job.  I now work at a separate Rite Aid pharmacy as an intern which has been a great experience.



Another question you might ask is how did I get interested in leadership.  Well I'll say, you are quite the inquisitive thinker my friend!  I was exposed to many leadership positions at an early age.  I was captain of many sports teams leading into high school.  Then, I was awarded with being named captain of my football team and track team during my senior year.  I enjoyed being in a leadership position because it allowed me to not only gain experience on leadership that I couldn't get anywhere else, but it also allowed me to better my teammates which gave me a feeling of fulfillment.  I carried this interest in leadership into college where I have been captain of intramural teams and voted into leadership positions in the clubs that I am a part of.



Well that's a quick summation of my life so far.  I'll be blogging about leadership and how it pertains to pharmacy in the near future.  Thanks for stopping by San Diego!