Finding your path in life...

Oh where to begin. Hasn't everyone wondered at some point in their lives why someone the exact same age as you, with a life not too different from yours has known what career they want to go into (read: what the heck the want to do with the rest of their lives) since they were born!? Or at least it seems like they've had their whole life planned out from the get-go. Whereas you do not know WHAT you want to be when you're grown up...and being an adult that is legally allowed to drink, you don't know how much more GROWN you could be. Oh yes.

Why does it take some people longer than others? Do the people who take more time more likely to succeed? Or vice versa? Well, on the other hand we are all individuals and none of us have the same life experiences as the next person.

This brings me to the purpose and namesake of my blog. Being a TCK (Third Culture Kid) has greatly shaped who I am as a person. For those of you who don't know what a TCK is, it is basically anyone who spent a part of their childhood/formative years living in a country different from their birth place/primary nationality. For those curious; I spent 4 years in Cairo, Egypt (9 years-12 years of age) and 2 years in Frankfurt, Germany (15 years-17 years of age). My formative years were spent in Cairo and my maturing years were spent in Frankfurt. I changed significantly while abroad and I feel like this has added to my life experiences, which in turn affect my career choices & journey of life (not to sound cheesy or anything, haha).

Anyway, I have had my fair share of "career changes". Of course, when you're younger you want to be everything under the sun (or at least, I was like that). I'd see a Fireman and instantly want to be a Firefighter myself. Or I'd see a Policewoman helping out and I'd say I wanted to do the same. Although, funnily enough, I never wanted to be a Doctor no matter how many times I went to the Pediatrician/Grown-Up Doctor. Yet, this was the one single job that my parents were always saying was so perfect for me and how amazing I'd be at it (psst: I think its the potential $$ talking there, don't ya think? lol). Then I wanted to be a Forensic Scientist for the longest time starting in Middle School and continuing throughout 9th or 10th grade. I gave that up by the end of sophomore year when my dad told me it was really hard to break into that career; especially since we didn't know anyone in that field at all. Then junior & senior year of high school I had NO idea what I wanted. I barely thought of careers; my parents pushed Medical on me and I knew that wasn't something I wanted to do. Then I came to college and realized how crappy I was at biology and went into chemistry; thinking that was my best subject. I decided on Pharmacy as a career and felt pretty confident. Then I hit Organic Chemistry and things slowly started going down the tubes. I switched to Public Health and being a professional in that area. THIS is still my current favorite; but recently I have been flirting with PHYSICAL THERAPY. Turns out it is not that many years of school & the pre-requisties are many classes that I have already taken. I'm getting more and more excited about this the more I continue to read about it & research schools. Plus, I'll be hooded & have a Doctorate in only 2-3 years. Needless to say I'm PSYCHED.

While it HAS taken me basically all 4 years of my undergraduate career; I finally have a clearer image of what is out there in my future. I KNOW I can accomplish DPT and/or MPH & DrPH.

I guess the moral of this blog post is to not try to control everything; God has a plan all figured out, all we have to do is take the best set of steps that allows Him to reveal everything he has planned in a timely (most efficient) way. ;) Sorry this was such a HUGE post, but I think it's an interesting read, don't you? Haha. Feel free to disagree!!