Before wanting to explore military jobs, I wanted to be an astronaut. During middle school I liked the thought of floating in space and looking at earth as a whole with my own eyes. I started buying air-dried astronaut foods in stores whenever I saw them just to prepare myself for when I get to explore space and it’s mysteries. My friends noticed my fascination with space too, as I wouldn’t stop talking about the possibilities of meeting aliens someday. One factor that contributed to my excitement to finding life in space was the television show, “Ben 10,” which follows kid who can transform to any alien and fight crime on earth and space. I thought about becoming an astronaut throughout my middle school academic year, until freshman year in high school where I found out that working in NASA requires a lot of requirements where I wouldn’t make half of. With that being said, I stopped buying astronaut food in stores , and stopped looking at space as a way of escape from boring jobs here on earth. A small part of me still wants to explore space and it’s secrets, knowing that it’s so big and full of an abundance of opportunities to meet aliens.