I decided to combine my passion for business management with computers and take computer systems management courses. When I graduated, the IT industry was in turmoil and many companies were closing. To pay off my student loans, I signed up with a temp company and was assigned to the National Passport Center (NPC). This is where the path chose me in life; I enjoyed working in Passports and at NPC. I knew I wanted to work there and found working as a passport specialist interesting and rewarding. I asked how to get that job and was told how difficult the process would be. Unfortunately, the slow passport season began and my temporary employee position ended, causing me to be reassigned to the National Visa Center. The atmosphere was nothing like that of the NPC and I spent my days waiting and wishing for openings to the