My name is Amanda Durden, I am a 20 year old college student that is attempting to make the best of these 4 years while still working full time and paving my own roads!
I have lived in Mobile, Al my entire life and up until I was 17 and moved out on my own I was in the same house located in between West Mobile and Theodore. I went to Theodore High School(and even though people like to laugh we are pretty dang smart if I do say so myself! ;]) I graduated in May of 2010 and started my journey at USA in June of 2010.
I work full-time as a server up until a few weeks ago I was at Outback Steakhouse. Tuesday afternoon I start at Ollie's.(Hurricane willing, lol!) I live in a house in West Mobile with my roommate (and my best friend), we get along pretty well when we aren't fighting like sisters! I have one dog a miniature dachshund puppy named Bentley and two "adopted" lab babies Bosley and Baylee that belong to the roomie. I love animals and hope to eventually have enough spare Saturday mornings to start volunteering. Altogether, I love my life, the people in it, and the little mishaps that "spice it up".
Mr. Pausch is such an intriguing man, even before this video was assigned I had watched many of his lectures. I had a teacher in high school who found everything about him interesting, and he actually made me start to have an interest in being an educator. His determination to continue to make a difference throughout his struggle with pancreatic cancer was so inspiring! I learned that instead of doing 10 small things on my to-do list that are pleasant but not necessarily mandatory I need to instead focus on accomplishing the important goals regardless of their level of enjoyment.
