As a general recap of my college career:
- Begin URI as a journalism major.
- Become afraid of the rigidity of the curriculum and gen eds being too specific, switch to English major.
- realize I'm totally noncommittal.
- Realize there's not much I can do with an English major, add Elementary Education.
- Realize I only really like the little little kids, switch to Early Childhood Education.
- Realize that the ECE major is really a double major in and of itself, drop English to a minor.
- Decide I don't really want to teach, drop the Education portion of the ECE double major: Education/HDF.
- See Invisible Children and become passionate about children affected by the war in Northern Uganda.
- Meet Bryn and realize that International Development is a thing and that I am really passionate about that.
- Add minor in International Development.
- Realize I have potential in the field of photography.
- Travel to Italy for a photography course.
- Realize I am a total pushover and pull a 180.
- Start non-profit chapter with friends and learn how difficult it is.
- And learn how awesome it is.
- Decide to work in International Development.
- Apply to a million jobs in ID and community development, including totally sweet IC job that I'm sure was meant to be.
- Graduate.
And since then:
- Travel to Newfoundland
- Learn a lot about self and priorities.
- End up practically running a camp I was supposed to just be a counselor at.
- Learn a lot about improvisation and leadership.
- Learn how to get my way.
- Learn my limits.
- Learn that the totally sweet IC job wasn't meant to be.
- Search for a job in Canada.
- Realize I am still way noncommittal.
- Apply for a job at a sweet Early Learning Center.
- Travel to Canada
- Cook up plan to travel the world
- Decide to actually go ahead with plan
- Settle for subbing at above mentioned Early Learning Center, to earn money for above mentioned trip.
- Learn a lot more about my age preferences and confidence in the classroom
- Realize I really did want to teach.
Damn it all.
