Mis metas y sueños

I have spent a great deal of self-reflecting on what I want out of life lately.

A number of different factors of caused me to wonder who I am, what I am doing, and where I am going. I have always had fairly concrete goals, and yet the closer I get to achieving them, the more timid I feel about actually actualizing them.

So, I have decided to follow the thematic prompts of Chicken Soup for the Soul (I know it is super cliche, but it is my bathroom reading in Spanish... short, simple, and easy to understand) and create a list of my dreams and goals. Once I have concretely established exactly what I want out of both this trip and my life, hopefully I will feel less nervous about working to achieve them.

So, here they are:

Goal 1) Have the experience of a lifetime in Mexico while also concretely solidifying my verbal abilities in Spanish (including gaining confidence about the USE of said verbal abilities).

Goal 2) Obtain a kick-ass job as an interpreter that makes me happy so I can personally improve the lives of people and make a difference in my community.

Goal 3) Create change, especially for the Hispanics in my community who suffer from discrimination, inequality, denied access to basic human rights, and devastatingly unjust living conditions.

Goal 4) Have babies, continue to be a part of the most amazing family in the world, maintain all the wonderful friendships I have already cultivated, and create many many more relationships (both internationally and locally).

Goal 5) Obtain my Masters (Maestria) and become a certified Midwife.

Goal 6) Be elected to public office before I am 30 so I can make an even bigger difference in my community (without becoming a corrupt, soul-sucked politician).

Goal 7) Write and publish a book.

Goal 8) Change the world.

Goal 9) Become more spontaneous and take advantage of the every day opportunities life has to offer, so I can live life to its fullest without regrets.

Goal 10) Be happy.

*All of my goals are completely obtainable and reasonably achievable within the next 12 years or less.