At the age of eighteen I joined the Air  Force and served six years in active duty. While serving I got my Associates Degree in communications technologies from the Community College of the Air Force. One of my parents had some serious health issues and I wanted to go back to school full time anyway. So I decided to move back to California and I served another six years as a reservist while working towards my degree. My parents health fortunately got better but mine on the other hand got increasingly worse. Working three jobs while taking 16 units at the university with several trips in and out of the hospital took a serious toll on me. Fortunately I refused to give up what I had worked so hard for and graduated from UCLA in July of 2015 with a double major in International Development Studies and Japanese language and culture, as well as a minor in Global Studies. Since my health conditions proved to be permanent physical damage finding a 9 -5 job that I could handle was challenging to say the least. So instead I decided to do my own business and first started out by tutoring ESL and Japanese. Then I was presented with an opportunity and decided to get my insurance license. I know what it is like to go through health problems and still try and pay your bills. I don't want others to have to struggle like I did and give up their savings so they can pay for their health care. Even though I had health care coverage it wasn't enough to pay for surgeries and expensive treatments. I wish I had known that there are other options. I want others to know what is available to them so they don't have to go through what I did. I was only 26 when all my health issues started to come up. You never know when you could be involved in a serious accident or become ill and your whole life could be changed in an instant. Know your options and be prepared!