My story is close to my heart for many reasons; it involves heritage and pride, but also self-discovery. I’d never heard of PEI 5 years ago, which changed in 2005 when my family got a letter with “Farmer” branded on the top. My dad knew his dad grew up in PEI, but nothing more. My grandpa attended UPEI when it was St. Dunstan Univ. Once I set foot on the Island, I knew I NEEDED to see UPEI. I spent the day on campus and knew this was the location of my future. Two years later, I was accepted and I knew it was the right decision. I remember the day I told my grandpa about UPEI. His face lit up and I saw the pride clearly in his eyes. The feeling that I made him proud is an indescribable feeling. My faculty is nutrition, in Dalton Hall, which happens to be the dorm that my grandpa lived in while at St. Dunstan. Coincidence? I see it as a sign that I’m on the right track. I believe that in self-discovery you have to understand the past to fuel the future. And I’m achieving that at UPEI.