Teachers can make a lasting impression

I am a firm believer that high school and college is a place to find parts of yourself you never knew were there and I believe teachers help carve those paths. I became lucky and had four teachers that taught me so much about myself and the life I wanted to live. My first "literacy sponsor" came my sophomore year in English class. In fact, Mr. chase reminds me a lot of you (Mikayla, that is). He teaches English, he loves Kayne, he got a traffic violation (sorta), and he taught me a lot of life and how I should be applying myself through writing. At the time I didn't think much about what he was really teaching us but after once my sophomore year was over I could only hope to have another teacher who inspired me to chase after my dreams and do what I wanted well because, fuck it. My second sponsor came Junior year. Mr. Harkama created the path of my career. He taught my Anatomy class and I had never been so intrigued by the anatomy and physiology of our bodies. Throughout the year I thought more and more about becoming an Anatomy professor and had even talked to him about what I would need to do to become one. Now after nursing I want to go back and become an anatomy professor and hope to shape lives the way he shaped mine. My third teacher came Senior year. Mrs. Phelps was also my english teacher but I remember very clearly that I was so bitter to have her because our "greatest" teacher had left to Canada over the summer. I wasn't happy to be in her class and I'm sure she knew it but as weeks went by, I was excited to go to class. She taught me a lot about my writing as well but she become a sort of motherly figure to me and helped me through multiple situations. I was able to sit and talk with her for hours after school about things that had been going on and about college and she helped on way to UF. This is where my Fourth teachers comes in. Mikayla (my english professor) though she may not know it, has inspired me with writing. I completely dreaded writing essays but I found myself excited to pick my next topic. She showed me not to give a shit about what other people think and to do what truly makes you happy and inspires you. As I go on through college, I hope I get teachers that inspired me as much as her. Teachers have helped me define myself as a person and it's been the greatest experience.