While many people are entering the real world post-graduation, I will be attending graduate school for the next two years to complete my masters in speech pathology. It is not until after I graduate with my masters that I will then be entering the real world. That being said, I have some hopes for where I will be five years from now as I begin to build my life as a 27-year-old.
At this time, I will have been out of graduate school for about three years. Hopefully, I will be making a good amount of money to support myself. I hope that at this time I will be able to buy or rent a house. In this house, I hope to have a husband who loves me as well as two dogs. I want to live around Massachusetts, as this is where I grew up, and I want my future children to also have the experience of seasons and such a united community that New England is.
For my career, I hope to be working in whatever setting I end up choosing. As of right now, I am leaning towards working as a speech pathologist in the school setting with children. However, I am aware that speech therapists are needed in so many more settings that I will experience during graduate school. I hope that I am successful in my career of helping people. I hope my patients and coworkers like me.
I hope that I am eating healthier and exercising. During college, I am constantly busy, whether it’s with work, school work, or relationships with other individuals. I have not had much free time during my whole college career. I am hoping with a set schedule I will be able to work exercising into it, as it helps with my mental health. College students are often broke and I am no different. Purchasing food that is healthy and good for me has been nearly impossible with the prices of food continuously on the rise. By having a steady income, I hope that allows me to eat the way I truly want to eat rather than what I can afford to eat.
I know many people say it’s not good to plan that detailed in such a far future, but I am hoping for my future to look something like this. I know life works in mysterious ways. Had you asked me five years ago where I saw myself in five years, I don’t think this is what I would have pictured for myself. However, I still would like to believe that in some way my life will end up this way. The most important thing to me, though, is that I am happy with the life I end up with and that the people who surround me are good people.
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