| What is your most memorable childhood experience? | My first experience with boating was in the scouts. On my second summer at scout camp, I signed up for all the boating merit badges offered: sailing, canoeing, and rowing. That was one of the best summers there. I learned how to sail and row, despite the numerous capsizes. I still remember to this day how much fun it was. |
| What immediate family member do you closely identify with and why? | I most closely identify with my maternal grandfather. He was a steadfast and responsible man that always had the right answer. He always knew how to fix a problem, and I could always count on him for advice. Growing up I tried to emulate him and I most closely identify with him. |
| What character traits do you admire in an individual? | I admire things that I try to embody myself. Trustworthy, loyal, brave, reverence, integrity, dependability, decisiveness, bearing, justice. |
| What is the funniest thing ever to happen to you? | During a game of flag football at a scouting function, I was chasing another scout on the other team who had possession of the ball and was running for a touchdown. He made a sharp turn at the edge of the field. The grass was wet and I was not so fortunate and I ran full speed into the back of a pickup truck! I slid under it so far I was looking up at the tailgate. The whole troop laughed and so did I when I could breathe again! It was hilarious. |
| If time and money were not an issue, where would you travel and why? | I would want to see all the ancient architecture in the Mediterranean: Greece, Athens, Rome. This would be just a start. I would also like to see the same in the South Pacific and Latin America and of course all the castles and the like in Europe. |
| When and if you ever have children, what would you like to pass on to them? | I would want to pass on all the things I've learned from mistakes I have made, so that they would not have to make the same mistakes. I'd like to share my experiences with them and pass on a willingness to never stop learning and exploring. |
