I felt like I needed to do something hands-on, so I went to a starter welding course. I saw the robot here and did a few welding practices, and then I kind of fell in love with welding.
The willingness to actually learn a trade - it's turning around now. I know a lot of people who went to school but aren’t working in that field. Trades is literally – you're learning exactly what you're going to be doing out in the real world when you get a job.
I’ve been loving meeting new people every day. Everybody is so welcoming here, and it’s really cool because you can learn different points of view and perspectives of people from all over.