You may question why I'm still on this site with a job like this; and my answer to you is- Yeah idk why. My dad wanted me to keep drawing as it was something many of us in our family did. He didn't want me to lose sight of it and told me to do it on the side because "once you stop you'll regret it". I think that has rung true many times to me. I like having a way to express myself and maybe I'll start making drawings related to my job and the grief that comes with it and also the ups; but who knows! I've been on this site for years I'm just waiting for a good time to throw in the towel.

I still draw like a toddler but there's no way to learn without continuing on the journey that I'm on. However I find myself having more excitement and adrenaline coming out of being an EMT. I also just feel more productive and helpful. I love helping people, it's always been my dream job. Now back then me would've never thought I'd end up in the medical field/emergency services at all; but I'm glad that I did. It's been a long 2 years of hardcore training but I'm happy where I'm at.

Hopefully I don't see any of you on any of my calls. Y'all better be safe out there.

lmao thank you, i love comments like these it reminds me of the dark humor my training class had

Terra, i have so much stuff to say about you; only good of course! You're probably the dopest person i've seen on this site in a LONG while. Keep grinding <3

BRO <333 you're literally my spirit animal at this point ngl You're like my inspo when I do my art bro. Your colors and skills are just magnificent. Please keep doing what you do and making people smile with your art and personality!!

AHWFHBA I LITERALLY SMILE SO BIG WHEN I SEE YOURS! <33 BRO NO YOUR PALLETS ARE TO DIE FOR. I love your colors so much I literally gobble them up; biggest inspo <3

I KNOW ITS A BEAUTIFUL THING 😭 and I actually do but I don't even post on there anymore lmaooo (tumblr) I love ur art sm your colors and the little abstract patterns you do oML i die for it every single time,, and chicken scratches are okay! it can be played off as a style which kinda works for your style anyway

Once you do post on other platforms I will def have to follow you I actually draw with a computer mouse 99% of the time and that's how I started so I've been doing that for like 6+ years now 😭 AND SHADING BRO Your shading/coloring is so peak it makes me so happy

I knew I wanted to be an EMT funnily enough when I ended up in the hospital; the paramedics I was transported by were hilarious and clearly cared a lot about their job. I wanted to look more into the job and watched a ton of Nightwatch videos (highly recommend) and I was like dannng...I wanna do that. It just felt right you know? You know when you truly belong to something when it just clicks. For me it was one of those moments where everything just clicked together; and I jumped at the opportunity to take the EMT classes within my school. Literally as young as 17 I was certified and top of my class with 100's on almost every exam. I passed the psychomotor with flying colors and since my teacher was offering me a position at Heartland Ambulance Services, i took it as an opportunity to learn more. Found myself being more intrigued by Paramedics and the trauma work they do. At 17 I was in college for the EMT program and completed my full year. Now I have a degree in Emergency Medicine.

Next step for me is to take my Paramedic classes and take the 300 dollar or so test. Sometimes it takes almost dying to figure life out. And that's okay. (I don't encourage dying tho). For me it just worked out that way and I was made better from it. Art is still a big passion for me. Infact I got a scholarship for SIAC (Chicago's art college) one of the biggest/best art colleges in the U.S. I declined them though because I knew what I wanted and I was already in college at the time. Now I'm a second year student as a Fire Service Major and working to help people whenever I can.

So overall- don't give up on art completely. It's ALWAYS useful. There will be many opportunity's in life. Sometimes you won't know what you want until later on and that's okay too. Just hold onto the things that matter the most to you. And maybe I won't be a full blown artist; but that's okay because I still have it in my life and I enjoy helping people too. :)

Lol in between my runs that's perfectly fine since we're mostly just resting and waiting for a call and not in our trucks. When we are it's not very professional to doodle especially on your way to a patient and when you have to take notes of the scene, time updates and time of arrivals.