Kat: Just winging it

I would not be human if I did not constantly think and dwell about my goals and aspirations in life.  I actually think the word "aspiration" is quite heavy, because it can hold your goals and desires up to a high standard.  Either way,  I do have a miniature bucket list of things I hope to complete and accomplish in the next 5 years of time. Besides world domination, here is my bucket list! 1. Further my study in Doula work . I took a break from my doula training and practicing to focus on other interests.  But within these next 5 years, I would love to get back into my passion of holistic birth practices and doula/birth coaching (whether I make side-money off of it or not). 2. Travel back to Egypt. One of my best friends (who now lives back and forth between Russia, Egypt, and the US) grew up in Hurghada .  And in one spur of the moment experience, I decided to drop everything and go live at her home there for a couple months. Originally, I was a l...

I had never imagined myself as a university person.  The thought of having to take years of general education courses that didn't fulfill my interests, paying ridiculous amounts of money, and even participating in the university "lifestyle" was unattractive. Sitting at a desk all day when I could be outdoors running around, learning from nature itself, and enjoying the daylight? Yeah, no thank you. That is mainly why I decided to do various other forms of informal and non formal education since graduating high school years back. Yet here I am. A couple degrees in from a previous college, and a current student at San Diego State University. That took a turn! College is not just about studying useless "GE's" or "sitting in a desk" listening to boring lectures. I was wrong (well, it is that at times...but theres more too it).  And I believe once a student finds their calling and gets in the groove at their college they can be successful.  Ann...