After an unplanned two month hiatus, I'm back! Completely
unintentional, the time away from the internet was spent soul-searching
(not the new age kind) and rediscovering who I was. I've always been the
type who has their entire life planned out from childhood. When the
past four years of my life drastically veered off course, I started to
second guess my life choices. I was the typical smarty-pants asian child
with glasses and braces, whose parents only allowed exploring future
career dreams consisting of being a doctor, lawyer or an accountant. I
thought I enjoyed science because I did so well in it that I ended up
completing a Biology degree this past winter. It wasn't until my
impending graduation combined with the process of applying for the next
step (be it med school or a masters degree) that I found that I wasn't
excited at the prospect. This was the point where I realized that
science wasn't something I was genuinely passionate about even if I
found it interesting.
I fully believe in finding a career that suits your needs so that you
enjoy each day without waking up dreading to go to work. Some may claim
that it might result in a lower salary, but won't you do your best in an
environment that you're passionate to do work in? With enough
motivation and determination, anyone can push to the top tier of their
occupation. Sure it may take more time and a sacrifice of tantalizing
pay cheques, but I won't go to sleep stressed every night and wake every
morning in the same mood.
Through the duration of my undergrad, I've had the chance to pursue some
of my other interests such as; travelling, fashion, blogging and social
media. I found that I looked forward to blogging more than applying to a
graduate degree. Realizing theses thoughts were an enormous eye opener,
and taught me that the path to happiness is not always a straight line.
Sometimes you'll go on a detour, but if you always continue to push on,
you'll eventually reach your destination.
I'm 22 year old newly graduated university student. I have at least
another 40 years of work to put forward. I don't want to waste those 40
years in a trade which I share no passion. I'm young, I have nothing
that is currently tying me down and I don't want anything to tie me
down. As quickly as our lives move, I have finally realized that there
is no reason to rush things right now. So run with me, let's see where
life goes.
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