Thatcher Smith

There will come a point in life when you're asked to define yourself in one word, but I've always found this to be one of the most difficult questions in life. In this life we live, everyone is always trying to define themselves. It's kind of the whole reason you live: to be something; to be someone. We fall into our own stereotype and we feel comfortable there.

Many people will define themselves by what they do for a living. Others will define themselves by the things they do with their free time. A group of friends, a disability, a physical attribute, a religion, a monetary status: these are all ways people may choose to define themselves. However, I don't think that any one of these factors defines a person. I feel a person is a collective of all these things. That being said, you never really stop growing and changing; every experience and opportunity you get will, in some way, mold and shape you into who you are.

So again, I'm not sure how I would describe myself in one word. I've always been a very athletic person, and I love to play sports. I'm a good student and I do well in school. I love music of all kinds and have an intimate relationship with it; music makes the world go 'round. I appreciate good art and photography. I love my family and friends and I would do most anything for them. There are many things, values, and morals I consider important to me, and I would say I'm the ever-changing sum of all of them.