The past week or so I've really been looking into different colleges and universities. I'm currently enrolled in a local Community College but I want to transfer to a 4 year university and get a bachelor degree. At the moment I'm taking a math class, english class, and art class for a total of 10 credits (the math class is two parts 2 credits each while the other two are both 3 credits) and am enrolled under the cosmetology certification. But the thing is, cosmetology isn't really what I want to do with my life, at least not right now. I've narrowed it down some but yet at the same time I've added options. I originally was die hard into makeup and was good at hair so literally everyone told me to go to cosmetology school, so that's what I signed up for. However, over time my anxiety and depression stepped in and I just lost my ambition to do makeup and especially hair.

I looked into interior design because that's something I've always loved to do. When I was little I would draw my room on a piece of paper with a before and after. I would draw what it looked like at the time and then how I wanted it to look. I would show my mom and ask her if we could "redo" my room. Usually the answer was no but you can't blame a kid for trying, right? Hahaha Another thing that sounds super silly is the computer game the Sims. I always loved playing it and one day I was messing around and discovered you could move walls, change colors of the walls or floors, buy different furniture, and just customize it to your liking. From then on at least 85% of my time spent on the game was placing houses and then going in and redoing it all. If you've ever played the game you'll know that the people who make the houses usually don't have the greatest of taste, or maybe I'm just the one with odd tastes! Then I found out how to build the house from the foundation up. It became an obsession of mine and it went from 85% designing and building to 99%. I occasionally play it to this day.

The next degree option I've been looking into is American Sing Language to English Interpretation (ASLEI). This is another odd back story. So I was on Netflix one day and was desperately looking for a new show to binge watch. One of the recently added, like a new season, was Switched at Birth. I remember watching it when it first came out and I really liked it, I was just horrible at remembering to watch it ever week for the new episode. So I decided to start watching it again starting from the beginning. I fell in love with it and couldn't stop watching. Sign Language and the Deaf community fascinated me and I wanted to learn more. I downloaded an app called Marlee Signs where you learn basic signs. I haven't used it in a while but I love it and I just want to learn more. The Deaf community is misunderstood. Being Deaf doesn't have to be a set back or a struggle, they can do everything a hearing person can do. But there is a communication barrier between the deaf and the hearing. Whether it be in a hospital, in court, or even in school, there is a constant struggle with the two different ways of communicating. As an ASLEI I would fill that gap and help the communication. I've always wanted to do something that helps people and if learning a cool new language is a part of it that's great.

The only other degree path or paths is things to do with computers and the media. I've been looking into going to college in Europe next year and have found a few that I think I might like in Germany, Finland, and a couple other places. I'll make a post about that soon. The degrees I've mainly been looking into are called different things but are graphic design, interior design, game design, international business, and maritime management. So basically some creative things and some business things. Business is something you could say is a bit more "practical" or "realistic" but the designing would allow me to be creative in my everyday life but yet if I do the business route I might be more likely to post more on YouTube and here as that creative outlet. I really want to go to one of the schools I've looked into that are international, but it's a lot harder then when you just look into a college in your home country. There is so much more that you have to do but with free tuition and only having to pay living expenses, it might be worth it. I still have a lot more to look into and figure out, plus I still have to apply and see if I even get accepted at any of them, but I'll keep you all updated throughout this adventure.

If you have any suggestions, questions, or thoughts, leave me a comment and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. I'm still trying to figure my life out but it's great to have all you with me on this crazy journey! I can't wait to share more with you all.

xoxo,
Wren