-about traveling with my family to Italy, Greece, France, Japan, Germany, etc.
-going to culinary arts academy in France.
-becoming a pastry chef and opening up my own pastry/coffee shop < My idea of a retirement plan
-to become more actively involved in Politics< I would love to be on the Politics scene in Washington, DC or Austin, TX
-volunteering my time in a 3rd world country to help out orphans and/or famined people build homes or schools. < I wanted to be in the Peace Corps.
-teaching a summer or year in Mexico con mi amiga Alejandra < Guadalajara, Monterrey, Mexico City, or Cuernavaca
-speak the Spanish and French language fluently < I am going to try Rosetta Stone ;)
-Achieve my graduate degree and become a college professor in English or Education<Hopefully by 2012
I am a sophomore English teacher in San Antonio, TX. I sometimes feel as if there is more that i would like to do in my professional life. I sometimes feel like i am crazy for wanting to be so many things. I admire the people who have always wanted to be a doctor, lawyer, or teacher and are just content with doing that for the rest of their lives.
Am i crazy for wanting to be a stay at home mom/pastry chef/college professor/ Peace Corps. volunteer/documentary traveler? I hope that when my boys grow up they have as many aspirations as i do because that makes a person want to learn and become a life long learner. I would love to be a student and get paid. That is the ideal job, but as i reflect on my life as a sophomore English teacher i realize i am still a student learning about different learning styles and about how my students cope with their lives outside and inside school.
Sometimes it can get very heavy and deep and i understand why some teachers quit, but that is failing not only myself but my students. I have students who have a very hard family life and they bring the brunt of their problems to school. It can almost feelf hopeless for them because the parents do not even care how their kids are coping with their home life and school. I have parents who tell me, "I am sorry but there is nothing that i can do....he/she gives me hell at home---so you will have to deal with them!" It is a sad, fun, angry, frustrating, happy, and calm job. It takes a trooper to deal with teenagers with raging hormones. I have at least 7 students (ages 15 and 16) who have kids of their own. It can get crazy sometimes. Well, thanks for listening. :)
The Gomez Family 2009
2 comments:
Hey Jill!!! Good to hear from you! I was just thinking today about posting something very similar to this. Mine being called "When I Grow Up.."
I sometimes look in the mirror and think "Is this it?" Not like "is this really all I'm doing?" but more like "Is there going to be more, or is this it? Is this my life?"
I love being a mom and I want to stay home forever too, but know that I too eventually need to have a "career", which is why I'm going back to school. But here's the tough part. I have no idea what I want to be when I grow up. I too could pick a million things but don't know which one is really my calling. I think eventually I would like to teach at a college too. To be able to have flexible schedules and lots of time off. I always wanted to teach at an elementary school but now I think I've changed my mind.
Anywho, good to hear from you. I hope the fam is doing well!
Hey Jill, it's good to see a blog from you!! Oh I so understand what you are saying and no I don't think you are crazy at all. The one dream I have had as long as I can remember is to be an actress. The great thing about acting is that you get to "be" so many different things through your characters! You get to experience life through a different lens and then when your role is through, you get to move onto to be someone new. I think that is one of the biggest things I love about it. I think as we are getting close to turning 30 it's natural to reflect on our lives and wonder how to accomplish all the things we've always dreamed about but haven't gotten to yet. It's hard when the kids are small but as they get older we will have more free time to pursue our dreams and passions. I loved reading your list, there were quite a few things on there I didn't know about you. I'm really looking forward to seeing you and catching up when we are in SA next month. I miss you!!
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