Who Am I?

Hi my name is Deirdre. I am a senior in high school and am anxiously counting down the days until I graduate and am off at college. I still have not completely decided where I am going to school next year yet, but i have narrowed my decision down to two schools: UCG in Ireland and Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. I hope to study to eventually become an elementary special education teacher. I have a huge family that I am very close with. They have shaped just about every aspect of my life from what sports and activities I am involved in to the attitudes i have for just about every situation. To give you an idea of just how huge i am talking about, both my parents grew up with 9 other children in their households. Just on my mother's side of the family i have 30 cousins and on my father's side i have 18 and counting! I have a lot of pride in my extremely Irish background and anyone who knows me well knows it shows. So i guess you could say the things that influence my life are my background and my family. I play and am still learning guitar and i can not physically go more than 2 days without a trip to the gym. As for my purpose in life, I can't really give a clear statement. I view myself who is still actively learning about the world around me and i still think i have much left to learn. I can think of a new goal each day, but I can't say they are exactly attainable since i view life as a big unpredictable journey.