I've been swimming for most of my life, and for the past two years I worked over the summer at Westgate Cabana Club as a lifeguard and swim instructor. In a perfect world, I would be able to support myself entirely in the future on just this simple pair of jobs. But the world is not perfect: We find our values in how much we earn. We are told to get a degree that will pay well. Unfortunately, these fields that make a lot of money are, naturally, very competitive.
What I want is a line of study that I honestly enjoy - one that I can apply to the real world. People always say "Get a business degree!", but that does not interest me. What interests me is language. Communication is the basis of conscious; it is what makes humans so unique. I want to be able to communicate with as many people as possible, and to travel to foreign homelands just so that I may understand what it means to be a human, and not just the Californian Gringo I was raised as. I want to learn as many languages as possible. I've made a promise to myself: I want to be able to speak five more languages besides English by the time I'm 30. I've started on Spanish. This leads to the other Latin-based French and Italian. Additionally, I would love to hold a conversation in both Russian and German.
I have to go to a school that emphasizes communication. Without communication we are alone.
Hi Logan,
ReplyDeleteI really like your musings on communication. It's really amazing how communication plays such a vital role in who were as as people especially in that it distinguishes us from all other species.
Also, if you ever want to practice your Spanish, I'm here!
Sofia Braunstein