Well, starting college has made it all very real that in 4-5 short, but seemingly long years I will be looking for a career to keep for quite a while. The only thing is, right now, I'm still not exactly 100 percent sure of what I want to pursue! It is quite the dilemma! Over the years I have come to absolutely love and enjoy art. I like to experiment with new mediums and styles and use my imagination. It is the best stress reliever I have ever discovered. However, if I chose to pursue art as a career there is a chance that I could lose that enjoyment for what I absolutely love. I'd be forced to draw and design along with having stressful deadlines rather than doing it at my own will. A nightmare that I never want to live through. I have thought about doing art on the side, definitely. I could do it when I feel like it around my new schedule and still enjoy it.
On the other hand I have fire fighting. "Completely random" you say, I know, but it is not random at all. I grew up with the fire station as my second home. My father was a fire fighter for 22 years. He stopped for a while and now is planning to get back into it. I have found a distinct fascination with fire and being a part of the fire department. I am a very team oriented person. I work well with teammates and being on a fire fighting crew that is an extremely important necessity. It also allows me to still be that tough kid I always have been. I have been discussing with my parents who have supported me in my decision to volunteer at the fire department over the summer to try it out and see if that is really what I want to do or if it would be better off if it was a hobby or not done at all. I know that I will get shit for being a female in the fire department as it is a mostly male profession. So what? I enjoy breaking boundaries. Not to mention the satisfaction one receives after saving a life or something so intimate to someone as a home. It makes you feel worth while and like you're doing something useful. It is going to be a lot of hard work, I will have to start running this semester and getting back into shape. Even more so than I did for softball, but I can't help but want to do this. My brother and his wife will try to talk me out of it, I know they will.
Choosing a career is hard, I know many new college students are worrying about it just as much if not more than me. Freshman and maybe the beginning of sophomore year of college is for you! It is for you to realize and find what you are good at and what you want to pursue! Experiment with your courses! Take a class you may not normally take! Take the ones that just sound interesting! Just try not to become a professional student, that can get a little pricy. ;)
I'm a teenager
I'm a college student
I'm trying to figure out my career
I want to do a man's job
I'm just your average girl.
No comments:
Post a Comment