thoughts
i'm going to volunteer at the zoo this summer. i sent in my info already. i want to get up close with the animals and see if that field is the right one for me like i always thought my whole life. i'm excited to do this. i've never done any volunteer work, and i think this could be a great experience for me. i've been looking into exotic animal training, and i found a school called moorpark college in california that has a 2 year associates degree that i was looking into. it seems that animal trainers only make about $12-15,000 a year and most have a second source of money. so what i was thinking was that i could work as a nurse at a local hospital around there, figure out what kind of hours i can get and work as an animal trainer, too. i could work part time as a nurse instead of full time, that way i don't wear myself into the ground. and hopefully jimmy will be makin some money by then, too, that way he can help out and stuff. and i say jimmy cause i can't see myself with anyone else in the future. plus i love the guy. he treats me really good and takes care of me when i need it and is there for me whenever i need him. sincere. i'm extremely comfortable with him, possibly even the most comfortable i've ever been with any boyfriend. anyway, so yea....it's a 2 year degree at that college, and its 45 miles from L.A. and Santa Barbara, so i'm gonna see what kind of hospitals are around there. i won't live in L.A. ew. but...i think this is something i want to do. and who knows...maybe if i do go thru and volunteer, then get my nursing degree and go out to cali and get my EATM(exoitc animal training and management) degree, i mite just love it too much and go further with the animal degree and drop my nursing degree, or just work a few hours or in a specialty field. idk. i have so much to think about...and it's good for me to be excited to do something, cause i was really starting to get depressed by school and not wanting to finish rite now. i just want to be motivated. i think i was starting to doubt that i would like my job as a nurse. after going to the zoo twice this week, i just wanted to be around animals. everyone always thought i was going to be a vet when i was a kid and growing up. i just love animals way too much i guess. :) but...idk. it's a little ways away and i got some time to think about it and figure my life out. i'm excited.