This quote has been on my mind of late. Being locked up from what we considered our normalcy has resulted in some serious reflection and perusing of inspirational posts on a Pinterest board. That reflection is what led me to Full Sail’s Creative Writing program in the first place.
I was set to begin a different MAT program for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education to get my license endorsement and MAT in July of this year. I actually started the first of two summer classes and ended up pulling out on the last day of Add/Drop. While I found issues with the way the program was structured and how the professor interacted with students, what really stood out to me was how little I was actually excited about it. The material was interesting, but I wasn’t engaged.
Maybe it was the professor or the program. Maybe it was the lack of human contact for four months that made me unable to really get into it. Maybe it was the apprehension about what the school year would look like and if we were going back to school at all (and if my life was going to be on the line in doing so). Whatever triggered it, I realized that it was something I was doing because I should not because I wanted to.
I love teaching. And I love teaching ESL, though admittedly more overseas than I do stateside. Pursuing a MAT in that area made sense. I should have realized that the fact I had been casually Googling “creative writing masters program” on and off for about a year prior meant something more than just a fleeting search. I realized that is really what I wanted to be doing. The kind of in my soul wanted to be doing. I decided if I’m going to spend thousands on a degree, I should be more passionate about it.
During a video chat with one of my longtime bffs, I mentioned I was looking at creative writing programs and my lack of passion for the CLDE one I had worked so hard to get into. I knew she was an alum of Full Sail’s Creative Writing MFA since I’d been updating her resume for her. I didn’t expect her to absolutely gush over the program. I trust her, so I decided to look into it compared to other programs. Clearly, it stood out since I’m here now.
I’ve got to say, this has been my best decision of 2020 so far.
References
Dream too big [Image]. (2013, March 28). http://curlyboyway.blogspot.com/2013/03/you-say-i-dream-too-big-i-say-you-think.html http://news.stanford.edu/news/2008/june18/como-061808.htmlhttp://curlyboyway.blogspot.com/2013/03/you-say-i-dream-too-big-i-say-you-think.html
Originally posted as part of the Full Sail Mastery Journal.
