Five Years Research Paper

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Since the dawn of my high school career, I have been asked where to I see myself in five years. I never could answer the question fully because what truly is five years? Five years could be a marvelous time frame. A woman could get married, have a son, find a new job, move to Paris, divorce her husband and run away with her secretary, all in the scope of five years. Five years can work well as a benchmark due to the versatility of the possibilities of what could happen in one’s life. With all the possibilities of what could happen in five years, I still could not answer the question. Then I realized, due to my family’s military background, I don’t associate events with years or dates; it was always the location. I have been born and raised into the military culture.…show more content…
If you were to ask me what I did when I lived in Hawaii, I will tell you that I saw the prettiest of beaches and I first discovered a passion for art. If you were to ask me what I did when I lived in Texas, I would tell you that I found my affinity for chemistry and moved into my first genuine home. The military lifestyle has placed me in various locations, each location thousands of miles apart. What I did five years ago is an almost meaningless question. The eras that compose my timeline are defined by the location that the military has sent my

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