What alternative career paths have you considered or are interested in?

I have considered a few different career paths throughout the years. At one point, I wanted to be a marine biologist because I’ve always loved animals and the ocean. I also thought about becoming an interpreter, since I had a real passion for languages, or a tour guide, as travelling and sharing new experiences with others really appealed to me. For a while, I even fancied being a weatherman, I loved geography and was fascinated by how the world works. Furthermore, later down the path, I thought I might be a teacher, though I was probably a bit too young then to know what that really meant. I had worked as a teacher in Newark, NJ and absolutely loved it but it was full on and I thought then that it wasn’t for me.

Funny enough, nursing was never on my original agenda. However, looking back, I can see how all those interests are connected, curiosity about people, places, and the planet all led me, in some way, to caring for others. Funnily enough, here I am now, a teacher of nursing, living on the other side of the world. So maybe I got the best of both worlds: teaching, caring, and still exploring!