BEDA #28 - Career path

Hi, there!

"Life isn't all rainbow cocktails and unicorn hamburgers." This was a quote by Maria Sansone on POPTUB. I just thought I'd share it with you.

I've been switching this page to YouTube or something over and over for three hours because I don't know what to write.

Any I need to go to bed or else I'll dream of another text sent by George Clooney.

Oh, I know what I'll talk about.

During the years, I've always changed my mind on what I wanted to be when I grew up. Like any other kid I dreamed about being an astronaut and then a pediatrician, but later discovered that my capacity for science was close to none. Then I moved on to wanting to be an archeologist, but I droped that option as well.

Since about a year and a half ago, I asked myself what I wanted out of life and what I actually wanted to do, to see if I could come to any conclusion. These three things came up:

1. I want to travel.

2. I want to work with people.

3. I want to write.

This resulted in me wanting to be a journalist.

I still do, don't get me wrong. But in the beginning of 2008 I discovered the Nerdfighter community. I'd made a few vlogs, but I didn't actually . . . I wouldn't say I didn't care about them, I just didn't give it much attention. Things are different now, though. I'm constantly filming things and editing stuff - school projects or just for fun, to have things to watch over and over.

But with this discovery that I found with editing video footage, I considered studying cinema. I'm so curious and fascinated to what it takes to build up a whole movie, because it's so much more than just the acting.

I just don't know what to choose now. I don't know if filming and editing is just a hobby, or if writing is just a hobby. I've been writing my whole life, though it's getting serious as the years go by, and so is filming. Friends and family tell me that they like my writing and that they love watching videos and projects I make, but somehow . . . it's not enough. I mean, you need to listen to a professional to tell you those things, someone who understands everything about this. That's why I'm having a hard time to actually make up my mind, because it seems like a hobby, although it would be great if I could turn it into a career.

Just to get feedback from Nerdfighters and total strangers, here's the first two chapters of the novel I'm writing: http://www.scribd.com/doc/14745122/Chapter-12

I hope you read them and leave me some feedback here on MJ :) It could really help me out in a way.

See you tomorrow, bloggers x

- Lo