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  • Sep. 26th, 2011 at 11:32 PM
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I was sitting in my computer programming lecture the other day and this conversation happened during break:


Me: "So what are you studying?"

Guy Beside Me: "Music Education."

Me: "Sweet! What do you play?"

Guy: "Piano."

Me: "Same here."

Guy: "Do you still play?"

Me: "Kind of, I had to quit lessons a few years back. I didn't have time to go further."

Guy: "School got in the way?"

Me: "Yeah, I went to an arts high school."

Guy: "For music?"

Me: "For drama."

Guy: "And drama's what you're doing now?"

Me: "No, I'm in Medieval Studies."

Guy: "And then you'll...teach?"

Me: "Actually, I want to be a writer."

Guy: "...So you're a piano playing actress historian sitting in an Intro to Computer Programming class so you can get your degree and become a writer?"

Me: "Exactly."


I forgot to tell him about how five years ago my dream career was toxicologist, and that my current fall-back plan is opening a bakery.  And there's a lesson here, I'm sure. Something along the lines of not worrying too much if your passions change on you because you do have time. Mostly though, the lesson I take from it is, shit I'm glad I'm not the Identity Crisis type.


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sydneygirl90
Oct. 2nd, 2011 02:19 pm (UTC)
I have had so many possible careers throughout my past. When I was younger, I decided that I wanted to be a marine biologist (and I held onto that idea for the longest time). After that, I decided that I wanted to be the first female president of the USA, and then I wanted to be an actress (something I'd still love to do, ha ha). I am actually still studying theatre. :P

Currently, I'm a child psychology major, with a minor in theatre and a minor in Spanish. But I plan on working at Disney World as a princess. And then as a mermaid performer at Weeki Wachee Springs. That way, I can fulfill my earliest ambition - become a mermaid. :)
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bee245
Nov. 20th, 2011 10:23 pm (UTC)
Haha! I have a scar above my right eye from my days of wanting to be a mermaid. Stupid Disney :P.
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postaxial
Nov. 4th, 2011 06:59 pm (UTC)
I love this post so much! It's nice to know I'm not the only one with diverse/completely random interests. At the moment I'm considering paediatric nursing, although being a vocational course, if I changed my mind about becoming a nurse I would be pretty screwed. So I'm thinking of studying sociology and then postgrad nursing if that's still what I want to do then. Until recently I wanted to study languages, and before that I considered becoming a lawyer, hairstylist, or film director. And of course I plan on being a writer too :)

I really want to study in the US because universities the UK generally don't let you change your major, and I'm paranoid about making the wrong decision and being stuck with it. I hope I get it right the first time XP
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bee245
Nov. 20th, 2011 10:25 pm (UTC)
Ultimately, you'll get where you want to be, just don't let others make decisions for you :). And psh whatever, undecided? I just call that well-rounded ;).
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