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I'm one of those people.  I love to learn

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and I know that if I had a job that I couldn't continue

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my learning, that would hinder me in some way.   And so I think

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that was one thing that really attracted me to NASA.   Just the opportunities

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to learn, the challenges... like, we're making innovative things here

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and so for me that's very important and I'm contributing to the

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betterment of society.  So, that's definitely important for me and NASA

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is definitely a place where you can do that.  After I graduated

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with my Masters, I went six months without a job and you know,

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had to move back home with my mom.  And, you know,  my

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family was kind of worried and even I at times, but I remember

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having like so much faith that I'm going to be working at NASA.

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That was a big accomplishment for me.

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I'm the first in my family actually to receive

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a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree, and hopefully

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in the future, a PhD as well.  I see myself actually

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working on space flight, hardware, getting

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into the lines of actually utilizing my skills as an aerosopace

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and mechanical engineer.  I think when

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a lot of people think of NASA, they think about scientists

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and engineers, but there are also other people

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that make NASA what it is.

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I think it's important for people to realize that, especially

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the youth, that even if the cards that life deals you

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doesn't always come out in your favor for you to pursue your dreams

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from the start.   It hurts me to see people accepting

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um... how am I going to say this word, mediocrity....

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medocrity..... yeah....