A New Beginning
Okay so here I am. I'm living on my own in a three bedroom house in the suburbs of Salt Lake City. (Though I'm not the one footing the bill.) I have few friends here so I need to make new connections. I'm unattached, as my ladyfriend of the past decided that I wasn't worth as much to her as her old boyfriend who wanted her back. What I have going for me is a brand new college degree, a decent resume, and a number of job offers coming in. Today I was offered interviews for two major companies looking to start me at 30K a year. I don't know if I will get either, but it's a good start. I'm considering a change of career paths. Previously, I had ambitions of becoming a professor; of sharing my knowledge with others and continuing to pursue academics as a whole. However, my recent time with the ladyfriend has made me realize that I really do want a family. I also want to give said family everything in the world. I've come to the understanding that though teaching would be fun and wonderful for me, the relatively low income of educators in the USA would force my hypothetical family and I into a lower standard of living than I would really like them to have. To these ends, I have begun to consider International Law. I have reviewed the LSATS and I believe I can do very well on them with some study and practice. The question is, do I have what it takes to get through law school? To this end, I think I should see about working in a law office if I can find such a position. It would hopefully give me some exposure to the field so that I might determine if such a thing was right for me. So to all my friends and loved ones, wish me luck, because I think I might give this new path a serious try. Should I get burned, it will only reinforce my resolve to complete my dissertation and gain the status of college professor. Should I succeed, I will be able to provide for my family beyond their wildest imaginings. I may even be able to return to the standard of living I enjoyed when my father was still living. So I say goodbye to my childish idealism and embrace a new me. We shall see how well this new person holds up in the world.