A friend recently introduced me to this site, and so far it seems pretty interesting. I am currently a twenty year old student at a private college trying to finally finish at least one program. I have been trying to decide what to do for years, and now I'm finally getting an idea of what I want to do and where I want to go. It took me three years (and going from being a kinesiology student to business student to travel and tourism student) to finally decide a path that would help me out the most.
I want to travel.
Cliche, right? Well, the truth of the matter is that I had no idea what else I wanted to do. I kept choosing things that I thought my parents would approve the most of instead of thinking of myself. I'm not saying it's bad to do that, but it's not always going to lead to the happiest life.
After I spent a summer working at Walt Disney World, I realized that yes I want to travel, but I also really want to find a way to help others have the best time ever in however short a time they might have to do so. My time at the park made me realize how important it is to take in each little bit of other places as possible. I was really fortunate to be able to go to a bunch of different places around the world. Through my own time of traveling, I found out that it becomes a very spiritual experience. Going to new places, experiencing the culture, learning the history, having locals share their favourite things about that place... It makes me appreciate it all the more.
My life up until my late teens was very quiet. I never really did much. I was a straight-A student, I was in leadership teams and drama clubs, I joined rowing and fencing for a while... I don't think any of it was bad for me, but it took a while before I decided what I actually wanted to take from my high school experience. I think that maybe that's what also led me to the path I am on right now for school. Who knows.