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Drkish525 wrote: My heart sank deeper into my stomach with each hesitant step on the broken concrete of the small motel that I would now call my home. As I approached the door of room 17, I lingered for a moment and closed my eyes, allowing my mind to flee the present and seek sanctuary in a specific moment of my past. As if through the aperture of a camera, I watched a scene of me and my father in the inky light of a January morning, our hands clasped and our heads raised toward the heavens as we stood in our front yard and watched the northern lights dance among the ancient stars hovering above our house. When I opened my eyes and crossed the threshold of my new home, I felt so far from the safety, comfort, and love that had been leached out by the unexpected challenges that had come between the present and that memory. Although it seemed as if my future was beyond my control, when I look back on that day in the motel I recognize the lasting influence of an experience that has motivated me to seek the highest level of success in my personal and academic endeavors, provided me with the incomparable benefits of a unique perspective, and served as the genesis of my dedication to serve the public.