My Visions Of Life: My Essay On Life

My outlook on life has changed many times in the last thirty-three years. With every big change in my life, so did my outlook. As long as I can remember I wanted to go to college and make something of myself. My parents did not go to college but so badly wanted more for my sister and I so they really invested time in making sure that school was important and that we went to college. When getting into college I was a biology major from the start wanted to be an orthodontist. After the loss of my father my freshman year, I lost interest in science and school really. After moving home and transferring colleges I finally finished college. I was so excited to graduate and get my degree. During the last two years of college I switched my major and became interested in history and the idea of teaching. My visions for myself really didn’t go much further after graduating from college. I knew that some day I wanted to get married and have a family. During the last year of college I met my husband Rome, and it was a game changer. After college I was unclear as to what my path should be so I got a job as an …show more content…
I feel that going into education you need to have all of these values to survive. Teaching I believe is something you are doing to help others. As an accountant in my last job, I never felt that I was doing anything to help others and the future. I was not proud of my job or what I was doing. I was not filling fulfilled in what I did. In the last two years of being a paraeducator I get more enjoyment out of my day then I ever did before. Knowing that even if you can’t see lots of growth knowing that I am a constant and positive role model in the students lives fills my bucket. Knowing that I am getting to another stage in my life were I am completed a goal and vision for myself I am not sure what my next steps are besides enjoy and take in as much as