[nabs-l] Choosing a Career?

[Roper, Meaghan]

Hi Leye,

I chose my career path based on my interests and my skills. I really like to work with children, so I figured I wanted to be in some sort of childcare or maybe education. I also found that I really liked speaking in front of people or working with other people, which led me to understand that working in the education system would be a good path for me. Then I factored in the skills that I have – assistive Technology, self advocacy skills, ability to work with others in groups or one-on-one, etc. and decided that I wanted to become a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments. I've been thinking about this for several years of course and have come up with many different ways to achieve that goal, through different majors in my college and extracurricular activities that I participate in, but that's essentially how I chose my career path in a not shell.

Meaghan

Meaghan Roper
Earl Center for Learning
And Innovation
ECA Associate
Admissions Ambassador for Wheelock College
President of Wheelock Student Theater 
Wheelock College Class of 2018
ropermeaghan at gmail.com

> On Nov 1, 2015, at 2:34 PM, Leye-Shprintse Öberg via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> BS'D
> 
> Dear NABS,
> 
> I would love to know how you chose your career path?
> 
> I'm preparing my B.A. in Comparative Literature this spring and I don't know if I'll continue with a M.A. or if I'll try to join the work force.
> 
> I've never had a clear dream of what I want to become when I'm an adult; and I'm still wounds after my 6 years with a disability pension. I would love to get a Ph.D in Comparative Literature, but I don't know any Blind people who've take that route (I live in Sweden).
> 
> Where few (totally) Blind people go to the university here, so I've any people to look up to! My route so far hasn't been free from bumps and hardships, but I'm still swimming even if some days are harder than others.
> 
> I don't know why I write this, but where few Blind people here understand what I'm talking about. I'm not your average Blind woman here, I'm too independent according to my Blind acquaintances.
> 
> I need your fresh perspectives. Thanks for listening!
> LeSholom,
> Leye-Shprintse Öberg
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