Stephanie K

I'm 27 & Want To Quit My Stable, Well-Paying Job

I went into college not really knowing what I wanted to do with my life. What seemed like the most convenient career path at the time was Dentistry. Okay so you must think I was crazy to think Dentistry was the convenient path for me, but I only felt this way because my dad is an amazing Dentist who I knew could mentor me through schooling. Why it took me three and a half years to finally take the introductory course to Dentistry I don’t know. Two failed attempts at O-Chem and three weeks into this Dental course, I knew at the core of my being that I could not look at teeth for the rest of my life. I learned something else around this time: I am freaking blessed with the most amazing parents. I remember my hands were shaking when I picked up my phone to call my dad to let him know that I was going to change career paths and switch from a Microbiology major to an Exercise Sports Science major my senior year of undergrad. Excuse me?