Day 22: My Academics!

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I grew up with the constant push to go to law school!

If I was to choose without external influence, I would have chosen to be a professional dancer, a chef/baker, an actress or a writer.

I would have been happiest dancing and writing. 

I excelled in everything literature.

I loved love literature, and I was a star literature student.

I devoured all the assigned readings and more. I could not wait to write papers about every book we were assigned: my analysis of the characters and the themes in the books. During literature test/exams, I wrote pages and pages of analysis. No surprise, I am a writer.

I went to college as a Pre-law student.

I went through my first life crises in college; I lacked a sense of direction...

I was confused. I just wanted to dance!

I declared Pre-law

I contemplated switching to Political Science.

Then I thought about International Relations.

I dumped Pre-law, and declared Elementary Education (My parents would not have it, they so wanted the best for me and they knew It was not where I wanted or should be. In my heart, I was determined to make them mad, so I endured 3 semesters of the major, because I wanted my parents to deal with it. VERY STUPID MOVE) :)

I contemplated Theater and Dance.(I wish I did it, but I survived by joining a dance group)

Then I thought about Creative Writing. (I wish I did it)

I declared Psychology as a major alongside Elementary education.

I dropped Elementary Education and declared Mass communications (Public Relations).

I relegated Psychology to a minor, then I dropped it all together and declared Communication Studies as a minor.

I finally graduated after five years with a degree in Mass Communications (Public Relations) and a minor in Communication Studies.

Moving on to graduate school...I went in to study Public Health Marketing and Communications and graduated with a Masters in Public Health Promotions. Mind you, I applied to both Counseling and Public Health programs, but chose the latter over the former.

I enjoyed school. However, I had a hard time settling down on a major, because it was not culturally appropriate to do what I wanted to do. I guess my preferred choices were not financially wise either unless I hit it big. Dancer, Writer, Chef and Actress! 

I am back to that place I always should have been...I am starting with writing!
It all worked together for good...I see it everyday!

Beloved, You are Loved Absolutely!