I started school on Wensday finally after a year-long break. Even though, the college experience isn't new to me, I attended a semester at FIU, it definitely felt like it was. Asking for directions and looking at the school map to find where I was located gave me memories of high school freshmen year. But as the first day of school finished, I was glad I came back. The reason why I took a year long break is because wasn't sure if school was really for me or something that I needed to do.
I love to sing and I already consider myself to be a singer but I would like that to be my source of income, not just a hobby as my dad calls it. The music industry is mostly about connections and who you know. That why I thought I didn't really need school, it’s either you got talent or you don't. Not only that but my father didn't see the point of me going to school for MUSIC, he doesn't see that as a career. During the year, I was going back and forth on different majors between business and psychology.
Everybody in my family kept pushing me to go back to school, study to be a doctor, a lawyer, etc. Until I had a talk with my cousin Oscar, and he told me, "You need to go back to school. It's not for me. It’s for you. But if you do go back, go back and do something that you love or enjoy doing. It doesn't matter what your father says or what anybody in the family says. Do what you love but just go back to school." That's exactly what I did.
I enrolled at MDC with my major being Music. Despite the fact that my dad still is against it and refuses to fund my education for this major, I don't care. I want to learn about my craft and perfect it even more and if I don't become a famous singer at least I tried and won't have the "What If" question. Even so, there are always paths I can take like a music teacher, a producer, etc.
