I have been striving for happiness for as long as I can remember. I want to be happy, and I want those around me to be happy. I grew up picking daffodils every spring and watching HGTV instead of cartoons. I've been creating art as long as I can remember. After a trip to Disney World when I was 8, I learned about Imagineering and creating spaces. I've never stopped chasing that dream of becoming a creator of happiness. I found my way into the University of Arkansas's Landscape Architecture department, and I've never looked back because I knew that I belonged here in this field. I believe landscape architecture is a field centered in making the world better than we left it. There needs to be a place in the world that a person can feel like themselves that allow them to be happy. Everyone needs a place where they can say “I am here, and I am happy.” I have struggled with being “here” more often than not in my life, but when I am reading about and visiting spaces that are well designed and impactful, I don’t even think about leaving. I can only think about staying here longer so I can get through them all. They make me better every time I leave. I feel better here. I feel happy.
