When I Grow Up...And If I Could Change One Thing

[Vesper]

Gosh...I'm still kinda in the stage of "Idk what the heck I want to try for." sometimes. XD
When I was a kid, I wanted to be many things. A writer, a photographer, something/anything to do with art, firefighter, cop, go into the army, marine biologist, any sort of biologist, a rancher, a vet...the list really goes on.

I started going to school for biology after high school, but I flopped around on being able to afford everything, and when everything got even more expensive the next year I dropped out. I started work at a dealership and that kindled my love for cars again. Mechanic wasn't something on my list, simply because...my mother really looked down on it. It wasn't for a lady...or something like that. v.v It still isn't. Whenever she asks me what I'm going to be doing and I keep telling her I'll be a mechanic (more specifically, I'd actually like to get into restoration and body repair, but anything will do it for me) she gets all quiet and says "oh." It's really...upsetting that she seriously doesn't support it at all. v.v Constantly trying to talk me out of it.

At any rate...I've currently been a security guard for the last four years. I had a moment when I started security at a casino, that I'd just go ahead and go into Law enforcement. I started that, and then before I could finish it I stopped because I realized I just wouldn't be as happy if I stayed with autos. Sooo...at the moment, I've got to stay with security, so we can get the loan on a house next year. Afterwards, I'll be busting my butt to find a job probably starting as a maintenance mechanic just to get my foot in the door, as well as look into a tech school. I've taught myself some stuff, and I'm actually really good at diagnosing friend's vehicles. XD They're always really amazed when they have me figure out whats wrong and then they go to the shop and get told the same thing. Actually amazes me too, because I know a lot less about cars then I can pull off. It's just second nature to me though, like it was just seriously meant to be.

If I could change anything...I would have stayed with the dealership I first started work with and just stayed in the West, instead of moving to the South for a couple of years (I'm back in the West now, and trying to make my way to the West coast). It was just a huge waste of my time. But I did it for family, and I guess I learned a bit during it. Like...how I don't have any family past my parents. -.-