As the time for me to graduate steadily grows closer and closer (next Spring semester!), I'm surrounded by the nagging question of what I'm going to do. Will I go to grad school, where do I want to work, where am I going to live.... the list goes on and on.
I love Texas. I know that is where I belong and that is where I consider home. Texas may not be for everyone but it sure is for me! So, at least that's one question down. I can't wait until I'm able to move back home and settle down.
On a side note, I love Mississippi State. It's been full of great experiences and the people here always amaze me with how nice and generous they are. But, Mississippi pales in comparison to Texas. I would never be able to live the rest of my life here in Starkville. Anyways, back to my future....
I love food. And I love having food science as my major. But, do I want to work for a corporation for the rest of my life as a career? Will I find it satisfying to create dishes for someone else to get credit for? Will I end up just sitting in a lab somewhere? Granted, I know that I will start off at the bottom of the totem pole wherever I go to work, but everyone needs to know that there's room to move up.
So, I begin to think about opening my own bakery. I think about all the great treats I could make and how I could involve my family and I picture some happy little life. But then the doubts come back and I wonder if it is something that would: one, prosper and actually do well as a business and two, be something that I would continue to enjoy. I know that sometimes people shouldn't make their hobby their career, because then they begin to lose enjoyment in that particular task.
Oh well. I do have an internship this summer with Brookshire's back home in Tyler. I'll see how it goes and hopefully it will give me a better idea about what I'd like to do with the rest of my life. Until then, I'll just daydream about being able to go around the Texas countryside with a camera and take pictures...
