Hello! Sorry I've been late/missing prompts! I just may have to catch
up..and "say" I did them earlier... don't judge! haha I am a busy
college student after all!
Ok, so what are 5 things that changed my life, and how?
1. Getting diagnosed with food allergies in middle school. Without
that, I would have never started FoodAllergyTalk.com, the
FoodAllergyTalk [ASU] club, this blog, and I would have never had the
amazing experience of being logistics chair for the AZ Walk for Food
Allergy!
2. My mom taking me to a Naturopathic doctor rather than a
M.D. My mom primarily made the switch when the medical doctors wouldn't
believe the test results about me and my sister having "so" many
allergies. They basically called her a liar, and wouldn't believe her or
take her seriously. Thankfully, my mom was persistent and took us to a
ND. Not only has that GREATLY improved my life and health overall, but
this experience has also lead me to want to pursue naturopathic medicine
as a career.
3. Going to Arizona State University. I have gone
through so much growth, it's incredible. And I'm still growing. This has
been a precious time of self-awareness, growth, and understanding. I am
excited to see how much more I will learn in the coming year, and life
at SCNM.
4. Having two great mentors. One, Dan--is my scholarship
adviser, and now my good friend. He is extremely wise, and I know I can
always go to him for guidance and help, and he's always there to support
me. I don't know what I would do without him! The second, is my Barrett
choir professor. He was the first one to ever believe in my singing
abilities (even before myself). I'm still working on polishing up my
voice, but I'm hopeful. He has been extremely dedicated, passionate, and
helpful to me, and I am extremely gracious. Singing has always been a
very important (secret) part of my life, and he is allowing me to let
that part of me come to the surface, which I think is extremely
important, and healthy for me!
5. I'm going to leave this one to
the future. I know that I am still at the beginning of a very long,
rewarding journey. It's going to be tough. Motivation can be hard to
come by at times, and sometimes you just want to give up. I will doubt
myself, be unsure of the future, suffer from lonely times, tough
choices, and friendships that rise and fall. But in the end, I will be
happy. I'm hopeful that a future husband, family, and being a
Naturopathic Doctor and health advocate will be the ultimate
determinants of "success" in my life :)
-Andrea Garza
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