Ella always has thoughts of dread when she wakes up, but then she tries to switch her mindset so she can go through the day with a good attitude. Sometimes this can be hard, but every day she ends up being a light even in the darkest days. She dreams that everyone will be a little more kind and use a sense of grace and understanding when interacting with people because “this is all our first time living.” She will never be able to sacrifice her family or her best friends because they are the people who got her through everything in life so far. She is starting her college career at OTC, taking her general education credits courses, and then transferring to a four-year university to study psychology.