My Inspiration to Teach....

I've wanted to be a teacher for a really long time-- late middle school was the first time I actually considered it. Since then I've gone from wanting to do ESL in Japan, to wanting to teach literature, or be an elementary school teacher.... and I think now I'm settled on the idea of being either a US history or European history teacher.
My sister went to college to become an elementary school teacher, which I thought was really cool. She got her degree almost four years ago and is now doing leasing in California. Despite the fact that she didn't actually become a teacher, I think the fact she even went to college for teachnig was awesome and one of my biggest inspirations.
Throughout elementary school and most of middle school, I had teachers that I....wasn't too fond of. They didn't inspire me to at all. But in 8th grade I had a US history teacher that just had this way that made me think 'I could do this, I could actually be a teacher'. Since that time, I've been really lucky to have some of the (in my opinion) best social studies teachers in our high school. They've taught me so much, and sparked my interest in all kinds of topics.
The combination of these factors is what inspired me to go into college wanting a degree in teaching and history. :)