Introduction

Hello! Welcome to my blog! My name is Summer and I am a Junior at the University of Florida. I am studying to be a nurse. I am in the Innovation Academy here at UF, which is why I am taking Principles of Entrepreneurship. Anyways, as far back as I can remember, I have always wanted to work with babies. I thought about teaching, but to be honest, there is no way I could do that. Then, I thought about being a doctor. Too much school and money to not be able to work closely enough with babies. So I figured nursing would be the perfect fit. I get to have a close relationship with children and nurse them back to health. Right now, I am just focusing on getting into a nursing program and getting my Bachelor's. I want to keep going though. I would like to get my Master's and be a Nurse Practitioner in a NICU. So that's where I see myself in ten years.
I am originally from Jacksonville, Florida, but I did live in Charlotte, North Carolina for about 7 years growing up. Then we ended up coming back to Jacksonville and here I am now in Gainesville. My whole family has always been Gator fans. Two of my older sisters graduated from UF, so naturally, I was expected to follow in their footsteps. I have a HUGE family with three sisters and two brothers. I probably have about 30 first cousins. We are all very close too. Family is what is most important to me and always has been. I am home in Jacksonville about two weekends out of every month, so pretty much all of the time. One of the perks of only living an hour and a half from home!
I also have a dog who is my baby. I see him as my son (don't laugh at me). He is a Bull Mastiff mix and about 80 pounds. I rescued him from the Alachua County Humane Society about 10 months ago and it was one of the best things I ever did. I love that sweet boy so much. And so does my entire family..my sister wants to take him from him.
I spend my free time volunteering with the Nursing College here at UF, reading in my hammock in my back yard, spending time with friends, watching Netflix, and hiking. I would LOVE to be traveling the world, but unfortunately I haven't been able to because of lack of funds. I actually have never been on a plane before..I know, crazy right?! But I hope to start traveling the world in the near future. I want to go everywhere and see everything!
I'm excited to see what this course has to offer and teach me. Thanks for reading! :)