I think by the age of 30, I finally came to the realization that it was my time to choose the path I should have chosen after high school.
At the tail end of my highschool journey, I had two interests. Music, for I was in the Glee club performing in musicals, and Computers (web design) entering web design competitions when Flash was a thing. Eventually the love for music moved ahead of computers and I was off to Full Sail embarking on my Bachelors in Recording Arts. I graduated and began my career as an assistant engineer in a recording studio (working with artists like Pharrell, the Weeknd, Enrique Iglesias), to then a cashier in Walgreens, to a Technician at an audio equipment repair shop, to an AV Integrator for Cruise Ships, then an OSP Engineer in a Telecommunications, to now a Senior CAD Designer for another cruise ship AV integration company.
It’s safe to say I’ve had a pretty weird path to get to where I’m at now. Yet, I don’t feel fufilled, and felt like I was settling with w…
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