Last Workshop

Today we interviewed Cathryn, and I asked her if she always knew what she wanted to do when she grew up, and right away she said yes. I know that everybody always says you don't have to know what you want to do yet, but I'm pretty sure life's a whole lot easier if you do. Whenever I see one of those people who have known exactly what they want to do since they were like four years old, I get so jealous. I like to do a lot of things. I like playing the violin and writing and I'm learning that I really enjoy visual arts, too. I also really like other things like history and the idea of being a teacher. I'm kind of interested in everything, and I'm cool with that. It doesn't bother me at all; I think it's a good thing to like a lot of things. The thing is, I can't afford to spend ten years in college trying everything out. Whether I do it now or later, I'm going to have to pick something and do it every day, and unless I can decide what I love to do the most, on those days when I don't enjoy what I'm doing, I'll get that awful feeling that I chose the wrong thing. And even though I like all these things, I also like stability. I don't want to have to change my lifestyle all the time just to fit everything in. I know this seems like something somebody choosing their major would write about, but I'm just a little bit of a worrier. I do all my worrying early. Despite that, though, I do very little planning ahead. I'm bound to change my mind, so I don't see the point. I pretty much do whatever seems good to me when I absolutely must make a decision. I guess that's my plan.