Wednesday, October 1, 2008

I don't want to grow up, I'm a New Age Kid.

After twenty-four years of life on this earth, I still have a hard time answering the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up." Let me run through a list of the occupations that I thought I wanted to pursue over the years. When I was in the second or third grade I wanted to become a police officer. The badge, the gun, and the lights of the cruiser all excited me. Later in middle school and into my freshman year of high school I wanted to be an architect. I heard architects made huge money, plus it would be a rush to see your work on the streets of cities. Then between my freshman and junior years I wanted to be a musician. The loud music, the fans, the money, and the fame all enticed me. After that delusion was over, I left my senior year wanting to become an accountant in the business field. The reasons for this was strictly money. After the first year and a 1/2 of my college career as a business major I came to a realization. I HATED accounting! I would have been filled with boredom until I was collecting social security. I dug deep and it occurred to me that I have always liked writing, reading, and language itself. My freshman English teacher at UNH really encouraged me to let my opinions and feeling flow onto the pages and attempt to write what I never thought I could write about. I changed my major sophomore year to English and the rest is history, or at least I thought it was. With only this semester to go I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up. I bet if you asked most professionals in the world what they wanted to be when they grew up they would tell you they still don't know. I'm a variable, I am ever-changing, I am part of the New Age generation.

1 comment:

Tanya Darling said...

You are not alone. I've had many careers and I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up. That is an important thing, though. You can always change your course if you're not happy, and opportunities may arise that you never expected. I'm glad you're an English major. I think that was a good change. :)