What did you want to be?

[sqbr]

I have an idea for a poll (inspired by this one and it's comments), but first need some data. So: what career(s) did you seriously consider in your youth? Lets say school-age, 5-17, since before that you're too young to know much, and after that you've plausibly started actually training for it. Any extra interesting information you feel like adding is welcome :)

Myself? In order: Writer, teacher(from early childhood till I did work experience as a teacher in year 11 :)), actor/comedian, astronomer/theoretical physicist (which lasted until my first astronomy lecture in second year :/)

Plus lots of vague ponderings that didn't last long.

And of course I got to combine a lot of these working at Scitech, which was fun for a while but reaffirmed that I do not, in fact, want to be a teacher or actor. Doing My Phd, and my webcomic, have somewhat satisfied the writing bug too.

Comments

[stephiepenguin.livejournal.com]

5-16: doctor
16+: i want to save the world

[alias_sqbr]

Was it "I want to save the world, right, not doing medicine" or "I'm not sure I do want to be a doctor. Hmm....hey! I should save the world!"? Because afaict the two are not mutually exclusive, unless you have a particular path in mind :)

[stephiepenguin.livejournal.com]

The later. One day I just completely lost interest in being a doctor, in fact I know exactly when it was - in year eleven I went on Outward Bound, a term after starting at the New School, and when I got home I broke up with my boyfriend, and had a crisis of personality. I would call it a midlife crisis, but i was only fifteen so probably not.

[alias_sqbr]

I would call it a midlife crisis, but i was only fifteen so probably not.

Hopefully not, no :)

[elaran.livejournal.com]

I wanted to save the world and figured I could do so by becoming super-doctor or something but then I got to med and yeah, not happening.

[stephiepenguin.livejournal.com]

Because lab coats don't come in skin tight?

[vegetus.livejournal.com]

You should be a vegan cupcake. Oh wait that is taking over the world, not saving it!

[stephiepenguin.livejournal.com]

I could take over the world!