I hope it's alright that I post today, I had a midterm Friday morning and got caught up in studying on Thursday. I think the midterm went fairly well though!
Ambition is a funny thing. Usually when we think ambition we go straight to careers and goals associated with careers. It makes sense seeing as careers are a big factor in how we spend our lives. I do think, however, that ambition applies to not just what we do in life but in how we live it.
My ambition is to live life to the fullest, to do what makes me happy and never waste an opportunity. I want to travel, to see the world, to experience other cultures, to have adventures. I know it sounds wonderfully cliche, but really, how many people aspire to live a secluded life, tucked away in a corner of their town, living on the same schedule day in and day out? I have nothing against the people that do that, there are many different ways to live a happy life and to each their own, but I don't think it's really what anyone wants deep down. Even if we don't physically travel we still read books that take us to far away places, watch the news with stories from around the world, watch TV shows and movies about adventure and drama, read magazines about the rich and famous, and so on, and so on.
The point is I don't want a life where I am stuck in a 9-5 job, sitting at the same desk, doing the same things day in and day out. This takes us back to careers. I want to go in for Theatre Design, specializing in prop making and scenic art, I love the theatre and I love art and it's the perfect combination of the two. I have had so many people tell me that it's a poor choice, that I wont make a lot of money at it, that it's long and weird hours, that it's difficult to make a go of it here in Edmonton. What people who tell me this is those are practically the reasons why I chose it. I don't care about money, as long as I'm doing something I love I don't need to be rich. As for the "stability" of a normal job I find it monotonous and would rather have the shifting, changing hours of theatre. As for the opportunities here, well I don't really want to stay here...
Edmonton is my home, it always has been and always will be, but as I said I want to travel and see the world. Theatre is something universal, I could go nearly anywhere and find some kind of work in it. And that's what I hope to do.
There's only really two theatre programs here in Edmonton and neither of them are really what I'm looking for. I know I have to leave to get the education I want so why not go all out? The two best places for theatre in the world are Broadway and the West End. And in a choice between the two I'd rather live in London. So I'm working on an application for Guildhall School of Music and Drama in the Design Realization program. My biggest goal right now is to be there this time next year. It's the starting point for all the places I want to go and things I want to do in my life.
No matter what nay-say-ers come along never let them get to you. Do what makes you happy because it's your life and no one else's.
DFTBA,
-Kim
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