People say that things come full circle and for me, things did. Around 4 years old, the majority of kids watch cartoons, such as Dora the Explorer or Scooby-Doo. I, however, watched maternity shows, such as Baby Story. I remember just how awe-struck and captivated, I was with the entire notion of this minuscule creature being introduced into this massive world. Maybe, my engrossment in this area was heightened by the fact that my mother was pregnant at the time with my soon to be baby brother. Or maybe, I was just genuinely curious and craved further information. Nonetheless, it was safe to say my aspiration at that time, was to be an obstetrician-gynecologist or what I simply knew as a baby doctor. As I grew older, I was constantly changing,
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My past dream of being an obstetrician-gynecologist was long gone, because wanting to deliver blood-stained, repulsive, screeching alien babies is considered ‘uncool’ in middle …show more content…
From a teacher to a veterinarian to a physical therapist, professions passed through my mind, however, not a single one called out to me. It wasn’t until high school that I finally came to a much needed revelation; to do what makes me elated without the limit of fearing what others deem acceptable. This exposed me to an assortment of options and opportunities that were never open to me before. I took classes that I would have never taken and joined clubs that I would have never joined. As a result, I met people that were peculiar and bizarre, but it was oddly refreshing and it’s what made them somehow cool. I took a human anatomy class, where I established a passion for the human body. I was yearning to apply my newfound knowledge to life. It was from that class that I knew what I would like to do with the rest of my existence. I want to become a pediatric surgeon. It may not be an obstetrician-gynecologist, but it is a ‘baby doctor’. I wish to take the ill children that the obstetrician-gynecologist deliver, and treat them, so that they can live and learn, like I did. This, and only this, is what guided me back full circle, fulfilling the vision that I once had 14 years
My past dream of being an obstetrician-gynecologist was long gone, because wanting to deliver blood-stained, repulsive, screeching alien babies is considered ‘uncool’ in middle …show more content…
From a teacher to a veterinarian to a physical therapist, professions passed through my mind, however, not a single one called out to me. It wasn’t until high school that I finally came to a much needed revelation; to do what makes me elated without the limit of fearing what others deem acceptable. This exposed me to an assortment of options and opportunities that were never open to me before. I took classes that I would have never taken and joined clubs that I would have never joined. As a result, I met people that were peculiar and bizarre, but it was oddly refreshing and it’s what made them somehow cool. I took a human anatomy class, where I established a passion for the human body. I was yearning to apply my newfound knowledge to life. It was from that class that I knew what I would like to do with the rest of my existence. I want to become a pediatric surgeon. It may not be an obstetrician-gynecologist, but it is a ‘baby doctor’. I wish to take the ill children that the obstetrician-gynecologist deliver, and treat them, so that they can live and learn, like I did. This, and only this, is what guided me back full circle, fulfilling the vision that I once had 14 years