So after having something that I’d gone through, I had felt so hopeless, like I didn't have a purpose. But I ended up turning 16, and I was like, okay, I want a job. And I ended up getting a job as a host over at a family-owned restaurant here, actually.

And having a job, even at a young age, gave me that purpose and that passion. Because I struggled with friend groups. I didn't have a good time in high school. So right after school, every single day, I would drive straight to work, close, wake up and do it again, and it gave me some kind of purpose. Even if it's something simple as a host, where it's talking to people and seeing them and making, making sure that they have a good experience, it gave me that comfort. 

So I think one of the things that I aspire to do is, it comes - everybody laughs at me when I tell them that I want to open up my own luxury hotel one day, or work with the Four Seasons very closely. When my parents were going through a divorce, my mom would always take us on little staycations over at, like, the Hilton Inn in Tyler, and we would just stay there. And it was a safe place for me. So I want to be able to whoever, because anytime I'm in a hotel, I always sleep so good on the beds. I always feel so safe, even though I'm in a building with so many other people. It's something that's so comforting to me. And I want to be able to provide a comforting and safe experience to other people.

Because you don't know how many people are saving up to go on a nice little trip, or just to spend time with someone that they love. And I want to be able to provide that for them and provide that experience.