Olivia McCrary Assignment 5

As expected, I am not entirely sure about my future career.  I have never been one of those people who has always known exactly what they want to do. I suppose it is just another flaw in my personality- the thought of having to choose just one job makes me cringe. I like nothing about the idea of doing one thing, only one thing, until I die, or retire. I grew up believing that I would be doomed unless I chose a practical career. This accounts for my persistent procrastation of thinking about college and careers. I have never had any interest in being a doctor, or lawyer, or whatever my parents said would be a good use of my academic skill.  

I know vaguely what I want to do in life, and that doesn’t equate to just one job. I know I want to do something creative. I want to be a writer of some sort, a film director, a photographer, an occasional painter and musician. I can't choose just one. Depending on my mood, my ideas may take the form of a poem, they may eventually become a painting, or they may simply remain fragments of song lyrics, hidden in a notebook. Though I may not have much of a plan, I know that despite whatever job I may have, I need to create. It's the only thing that I feel brings meaning to my existence. 

In addition to the arts, I would love to study media, communications, international relations, and forensics. I might want to have a job in government. I don’t like the idea of choosing, settling on just one thing. I want possibilities.

On a different note, I plan on studying business or marketing in college as a major. If possible, I will double major in business and film. I may minor in sociology or psychology, specifically something like criminology or forensic psychology. I am quite fascinated by the human mind- I want my art to be both an expression and exploration of human nature.

I've never had a precise plan for my life. Ever since I was a child, I have always wanted my life to be an adventure. Maybe I’m naïve. Oprah Winfrey once said, “The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.” I’m just another dreamer.