Hi,  my name is Alex Flickinger and I am from a city named Petersburg and i first wanted to become an educator when I was in the 5th grade when my teacher helped me when I was struggling through some tough times and she was a big support for me even after I left her class.  Later on i realized that I wanted to be able to have the same impact on other students as she was able to do with me.  Throughout my time studying at Longwood University I hope to better my education in order to help students understand what it means to be healthy in their everyday lives and what habits they should develop in order to continue to be healthy their whole life.