Laura...
After I finished high school, I just wasn't ready to go on to college. I really needed some time to figure out what I wanted to do. I had saved up a lot of money,so I used it to travel through Eastern Europe for six months. It was an amazing experience,and I learned a lot about myself. Once I got home,I was ready to start college. Now the only trouble is that I don't have enough money to pay for it! Before I decided to take such an expensive trip,I should have thought more pragmatically about my financial decisions.
Even...
By the time I was 22,I was the head of the public relations department in a major telecommunications company. Now I'm a vice president. I love the excitement,the status,the security,and the money. But sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and wonder, "What am I doing? Who am I?" When I was growing up,I always thought I would become a teacher or maybe an artist. Sometimes it seems like I have everything,and yet I have nothing.
Kelly....
I started playing the violin when I was only five. By the time I was in high school,I know I wanted to be a musician. Then last spring,I was chosen to participate in a summer music program in London! This was a huge honor that I wasn't expecting. Unfortunately, my brother's wedding was also planned for the summer. Of course,I couldn't miss the wedding,so I had to say "no" to London. New I sort of resent that I couldn't go. Sometimes I think that if I'd been a little more selfish,I could have done both.