First off I have to thank everybody that still has faith in me, and keeping me in their prayers. I would like to thank God for the direction he has placed in front of me - I feel that everything is falling back into place; and I am once again happy that I have my path set.
A friend once told me that it wasn't time wasted to have used the college experience as a way to grow up. I have to admit that there are times when I feel that the growing up process during college feels like a waste of time, because I went through emotional distress; and had many hard experiences.
But, now I realize that it wasn't a waste of time. What would be an even more waste of time is if I didn't apply what I had learned during my college experiences towards the future I hope to achieve. These last 12 months have been an eye opener, and I am still growing up every day - I have to admit that I am not a perfect person. However, I am trying to do my best to achieve perfection as Jesus Christ has commanded us to do - "Be ye perfect, as my Father in Heaven is perfect."
For those that haven't heard, I have been accepted into the Air Force. I will be leaving this coming November for Basic Military Training (BMT). Prior to that incident, I want to make sure that I can finish up the rest of the reading and research for my novel. I hope to read and research between 15 to 25 books in the next five months. Why am I doing the research now?
Well, I know that going through the military it will take up a lot of my time. I will at BMT for at least two months with only snail mail as my means of contact. Then I will be going directly towards Technical School thereafter! I hope to study within the next year so that I can hopefully achieve an officer rank - this means more pay and more respect in the Air Force. I have heard the test for the officer rank is a very hard test, and knowing I don't do well with tests, I want to study efficiently for it.
Plus, I want to use the money that I will be gaining in the Air Force to travel as much as possible for these specific reasons. One, is to experience life and expand my horizons. And, two is to use the money to visit places so that I can research those places for my novel. I know that I want to allocate my time more efficiently over the course of these next six years!
I will chase this dream, and this dream starts now! I hope with your love and support that I will fight for this novel to be done - this will be the first stepping stone to the ULTIMATE dream. Thank you very much everybody for your love and support - I hope that I don't betray your trust!
Love always,
Tee-J Valdez
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