As a kid, I was curious about outer space. However, I didn’t want to be an astronaut as I had this trembling fear of dying in space, in a void of darkness miles away from earth and the things and people I love the most. Even though I did not want to go to space I still wanted something to do with it, so when I found out about Aerospace Engineering I was really intrigued. As my curiosity grew, I found myself doing research about outer space which led me to books, movies, videos, and articles. Over the years, I have gotten less and less interested in being an Aerospace Engineer, there was not a specific event that I could remember that made me lose interest. Thinking back, I feel like I start to lose interest as I grew and started to explore different things and I guess I just did not stick; you know like one of those things that you just grow out of. I would not say I had a bad experience with the education system when it came to providing opportunities for me to explore my interest. In science class, I would learn about astrology and the different wonders of the universe. We also had science fairs and projects that helped piqued my interest in outer space. Even though the education system helped answer some of the questions I had about outer space, there were still a few questions left unanswered. One thing I think my school could have done to help me explore my interest was to get people in different professions to come to the school and talk to the students about what their job entails. I am not saying that we did not have professionals that came and talked to us, but it was just people from your everyday profession doctor, lawyers, and teachers. However, for the past few months, I have once again found myself doing research about outer space when I have nothing to do or when I am bored. Now I am more interested in extraterrestrial life and the possibility of life on other planets. I am interested in seeing where this new curiosity takes me.