So, imagine being the only one in your family to choose a trade over a degree.
Now, before you come for me, it’s better I tell my story.
I have five siblings in my home. I am the last born, and school was never my thing. Instead, I’d look forward to summer when I’d spend time with my grandpa on his farm working on tractors and machines. My brothers and sisters are good when it comes to books. But, for me, it’s always been a struggle. I prefer to do things rather than read about them. So, I sat my parents down during my senior year and we spoke about the next step. I informed them I wanted to go to a local college, and train to become a heating and AC specialist. My grandpa had been a heating expert many years ago, so this was nothing new to the family. Mom and dad knew my mind was made up, and I am not a thriving heating and AC specialist. I think studying what I like in college helped me so much since it wasn’t so bad. We’d do more practical than theory work, and the teachers understood I liked working on the heating and cooling units. Well, I am not not only thriving in my HVAC career, but I am the designated family HVAC specialist. Hehehe. They do pay me, but it’s always funny when I am working on the HVAC systems in their homes. I always try to educate them about the best way to take care of the heating and cooling systems. For example, I told my brother the other day it’s important to get heat pump maintenance twice a year.