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What Did You Want to Be When You Grew Up??

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mouk:
LOL, that makes three of us. I too wanted to be a ballet dancer, I was totally passionate about it as early in my life as I can remember but this was not judged a 'suitable' career  >:(  Finally, as a teenager (far too late) I ended up being allowed to attend a small but good ballet school as a hobby till I got virtually crippled with sciaticca and the pounds piled on quickly. Sciaticca is gone mostly but the pounds have decided to stay!

My other big interests were archaeology and being an explorer in Africa. 

ZK:

--- Quote from: DavidInIndy on May 23, 2008, 10:48:44 pm --- More than anything else, I dreamed of becoming a pilot of a big jumbo jet! :D

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I'm with you on that one David, when I was 20 I took two flying lessons so I guess I have piloted a plane albeit for a short time. I really wanted to continue however money or lack of stopped me. Now I fly flight simulator every week and its really cool, even a jumbo jet and heck no one gets hurt if I have ....ahem a mishap. Flying for real is still on the agenda though

Clyde-B:
I wanted to be an Atomic Scientist.  Either that or a cowboy.

You're right!  I had seen waaaay too many Saturday matinees.

mariez:
I think this is a fun idea for a poll too, Lynne!

Of those listed, I chose astronaut and teacher.  Being an astronaut was always a complete fantasy, and I knew it because I don't even have a real interest in the type of studies that would be needed for that - but I've always been fascinated by space travel and have read everything I could get my hands on about it.  Several years ago, HBO had a terrific series produced by Ron Howard and Tom Hanks, "From the Earth to the Moon" and I bought the tapes and watched them countless times.  

My third choice was librarian.  I can't remember a time when I didn't love to read and just being surrounded by books all day sounds wonderful.  


--- Quote from: Lynne on May 23, 2008, 10:04:19 pm --- I still think about going back to school, maybe getting a teaching certificate, trying to make more of a difference.  Is it time to put aside those childish dreams?

 :-\

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Of course not!  The idea that you want to make a difference shows me that you'd make a wonderful teacher.   :)

Marie

Lynne:
There we go!  More options!

I just remembered I wanted to be an equestrienne and join the circus, due in large part to a Nancy Drew mystery I read.  ::)  :D

And I read all of the Trixie Belden, Tom Swift, Encyclopedia Brown's too...detective maybe? ;)

And Marie, I still think a librarian would be a terrific job!  Not much makes me happier than being surrounded by musty old books!

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