Julia Child, great American chef. She took French cuisine and made it accessible for everyday Americans through her timeless cookbooks and television show (a copy of which I bet your mother or your grandmother probably owns).
Miss Julia Child. She didn’t start cooking until she was 37.
So. If I go completely broke visiting every continent before I’m 30, that could actually be considered somewhat of an accomplishment, no? C:
What do I do? This is probably one of my least favorite questions ever. It’s right up there with: “Where are you from?” A question which I almost always follow with an “um” as I try to decide whether to give you my entire location history or just say “Canada.”
If you ask me what I do, more likely than you are curious about how I support yourself (and because I’m 23 now, I guess it’s not inappropriate to assume that I’m doing something with my time). So, yes. I do work full-time. Yes and no I do and don’t work within my field depending on how you look at it. But I don’t just work. While my job is a huge part of my life, it doesn’t define me.
I also spend a lot of time writing long distance friends . I am passionate about making and keeping connections with people from all walks of life, visiting places I’ve never been to, reading books before their movie adaptations are released, thrifting on Wednesdays, and satisfying my sweet tooth.
And what are you passionate about?
A lot of pressure exists out there to graduate, find a job in your field, and “settle.” Because that’s what you’re supposed to do. But this is 2015. It’s not what you have to do. It’s nice to feel secure, and to know “I’ve made it.” But at the same time, it’s not what a lot of people want. Myself included. I think. I’m still trying to figure that part out.
My name is Jacqueline R. Bantad. I am a month shy of my 23rd birthday. By the end of next month, I will have seven years to accomplish a goal I set for myself last summer: to visit every continent before I’m 30. No pressure.
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