If there were a few words to describe Elijah James Hein, they would be hilarious, nice, and smart. Most of his peers would refer to Elijah as 'Eli" for short. He has been known as Eli ever since he was in elementary school. Eli, who is currently 18 years of age, thrives in a multitude of areas. Eli doesn’t settle for the bare minimum; he goes above and beyond in almost everything. He isn’t the biggest fan of science, though. Eli describes his experience with science as, “Quite confusing if I am being honest. I love all the mystery behind science, but it can be tough to figure out.” Science will always be in Eli’s life, but he won’t have to worry about it too much in his dream job.
Eli plans on pursuing a job as an English teacher in the future. He has always loved the idea of teaching his own class, but now he is truly looking into pursuing this dream. Eli explains why he is so passionate about this job by saying, “I can’t say for sure when my love for teaching sparked, but I just woke up one day and I was certain that I wanted to become a teacher. Also, I would like this job to provide for my family. I just want a stable job that can put food on the table.”
Along with maintaining a stable job, Eli is hoping to have his dream house roughly 10 years from now. When Eli was asked about what his dream house would look like, he responded with, “My dream house doesn’t need too much. Maybe a couple of rooms, a basement, and some other things. The main thing that I am looking for is a breathtaking view.” Eli can understand the different perspectives of people around him, but he will never understand how someone cannot love pizza. He questions many people by saying, “How can you not like pizza? What did pizza do to you?” Continuing with food, one item of food that described Eli’s life this past year has to be candy apples. Eli said this is because, “Candy apples can be really messy and sticky, but it is always worth it to eat.”
Eli does not have a bucket list started as of yet. His reasoning behind this is, “I haven’t really had the time to think about a bucket list. Most of my planning goes into figuring out how I am getting to school every morning.” Eli is hoping to travel to an abundance of places in the future though. He thinks that a good place to start would be Europe. Even if his plans aren’t exactly picked out, Eli is smart enough to move into these next chapters of his life.