Pretty sure I’ve said this several times, my big mistake in life was choosing the wrong career. (Well one of my many big mistakes.)
The path I should have gone down was to be a journalist, a reporter and ultimately I wanted to be that face behind the news desk on the six o’clock news.
English had always been my forte, since Grade One, and I always loved writing and words. But in my final year of high school, my best friend’s mom said she thought taking journalism in college was a silly idea and for some reason I listened to her.
Eventually I became a nurse, which was okay I guess. Not something I felt super passionate about however. I did that for twenty-four years.
At some point I started writing again, in a journal. Then I worked up the courage to write actual stories about people. Then I got the nerve to send them to the newspaper. Then I worked for the newspaper on a part-time basis. It was the best job ever.
I’m currently working as a College Instructor, although not a formally trained teacher but someday I hope to be. That’s my next career move, my Bachelor of Education.
It’s not too late for that. It is however too late to sign up for broadcasting/journalism as this face is now for radio.
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