At that age I had keen hopes that somehow I would combine the two or do them both. Acting was my first true love, and after being in many stage productions and the chance of drama school at only eleven years old, it came down to getting the grades and an education, or going off to embrace being the drama queen that I was. I settled on grades and continued to annoy my Mum and Dad by putting in extra effort into being dramatic at home, and to be honest - The drama queen inside has never left me.
Becoming a spy - well that was a-lot more straight forward, after lots of time invested in spy gadgets as a child, I think the urge to be a MI5 Agent naturally grew away. However looking back now - Both of these elements have come forward into what I truly want to be now. The dramatic side to me, has allowed me to be confident in myself, and to never be shocked or surprised, and wanting to be a spy - Well not only did that make me a tad nosey and want to be involved in everything, but it also made me a quick thinker. All of these I hope will lead nicely into my true career dream - Being a Paramedic.
In my family care and compassion has always been present, My Nan did nursing, and many of my family have been nurses or midwives. It was the normality. When I was growing up, time spent with my Dad was time looking at First Aid and practicing Bandages and Slings, I pretty much perfected perfect bandage techniques by the age of 13, and knew basic First Aid, this was no doubt helped by my volunteering of going to First Aid clubs at Primary School, of which of-course brought around my proudest moment - receiving my First Aid certificate aged 10.
As I have got older - First Aid became much more real - With many experiences hand-on and serious. I had to truly put into practice all what I knew, but this only made me more sure that this was what I was good at. There were a-lot of personal situations where I had to care for Family and had to be hands on, remembering all I learnt. It wasn't easy along the way. I have always had the desire to help others within me, I have been a regular blood donor for years, and have done a-lot of volunteer work, including spending a summer in Thailand in 2013.
After 3 years doing a Media Degree, and then going onto work in The Media, wanting to be a Paramedic never left me, I just didn't realize how much I wanted to do it, or how much I was meant to do it. After a massive life changing experience, I quit working in the Media, and went onto Care Nursing with Seniors.
Finally working in this type of role for a job - changed me, and made me 100% certain, not only did I have the care and compassion that is needed, but when I had patients have strokes, heart attacks and some sadly not make it, I realized I had the strength of character too, and that I could act on impulse and all these things prove so important. It was a hard job, you grow close to patients, and I am the type of person who wears their heart on their sleeve, I get attached, I form connections, and I care about people, this made it hard, and some would say to not form attachments, to see it purely as a job, and to block it out. I disagree, to do this job, you have to be human, you have to care - If not then it's not for you. So yes - I make the job so much harder for myself, but I get so much more back - Its so rewarding and it makes me whole.
As-well as this I volunteer for St Johns Ambulance, where I train up in level, and where I practice First Aid on the general public, I know I am on the right path now, with this, college and University. I have never been more certain. So be friendly if you see me and I happen to be working, doing my First Aid with St Johns, because it could be you I have to help!
What did you want to be when you were little, and is it still the same today, always remember that it's okay to not know what you want to be, some people don't know till they are old and grey, and if you do know then never give up, it's never too late.
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