Of course this means that I am in for 6 years of hard study and the nursing course I hear is no piece of cake, however I am determined to take it in my stride. Besides, I have my dream to pull me through, for although I know nursing is no bed of roses I want to be a caregiver, lessening the misery of those in pain and the more I think about it the more I am convinced that I will be both dedicated and fulfilled in my vocation. .
Then ever since my mother dressed me up as an angel and dragged me kicking and screaming to the Parish Hall to play Gabriel in the Christmas pageant, I discovered one of the greatest loves of my life: the theatre. No, I don't really care for being an actor, getting my halo entangled in my wings and then tripping over my dress straight into the cow during the nativity play put me off that for good. My dream is of being a director. The director is truly the mind behind the play, the one who gives it an interpretation, the one who gives it life and I want to breathe life into every line of Shakespeare's plays I read. Having tried my hand at partly directing school plays and having been taking lessons in theatre for the last 4 years I really fervently dream of one day having the opportunity to direct a play on a larger scale. My dearest wish? Directing "Macbeth" for the Manoel Theatre.
I realise of course that I will be losing some of my current friends as I grow older. People just drift apart sometimes, especially as my friends and I will soon be starting at new schools, pursuing new careers and making new friends. Although it would be great to get rid of nerdy Joanna's nagging presence, the thought of drifting away from my secondary school friends has irked me quite a lot. This is why my friend Sarah and I have agreed to do our best to create an "Old girls" Association" at our. Our guidance teacher has said that it will take a lot of work, yet she has promised that members of staff will help us and other old girls are very interested.