I feel this question is the hardest one out there. You never truly know what they are looking for. It's hard to know how far to delve into the past, and how detailed do you get? I tried to keep my focused on how art did (or didn't) fit into my life and my career path to getting to the point of where I am now.
I was born and raised in Iowa, and have spent most of my adult life living in Iowa as well. From a young age I was always told how good I was at drawing, but wasn’t encouraged enough to think seriously about what that could me for me in the future. I spent most of my high school days in the art room after realizing from my wonderful art teachers how great it truly is to be creative. I went to a community college and got an Interior Design degree then moved to the Chicago suburbs to pursue the industry. I quickly realized that I made the right choice to be in a creative field, but interior design just wasn’t quite the right fit. I moved back to Iowa with hopes to go back to school to become an art teacher. I began working at Tanager Place School, and realized how much I love to work with children. It was then that I finally figured out that being an art teacher was definitely the right career for me. I began back to school at the community college level once again and quickly transferred to The University of Iowa. It was the perfect fit for me; a creative team of teachers along with a structured program. I continued to work at Tanager Place while going to school because it always brought me happiness to be around kids.
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