I live in Nashville. I play music as a hobby. I go to the farmer's market weekly. I have a husband. I am a professor at Tennessee State. I enjoy my work. I began my career with an internship.
I am currently a college student studying history.  I will graduate next year. I study art history. I have student loans. I work as a lifeguard for 5 years. My dad is an offshore driller. I want to become a history professor. I live in Nashville. My father worked on an oil rig. I do not want to work on an oil rig.  I will see him next month.
How are your classes going this semester? Oh, they're going ok. I'm almost finished for the semester, and summer is right around the corner, so I'll get more hours at work. How's the new song coming? It is going well, I think I almost finished it. Do you think about getting an internship ? It you will learn a lot with practical experience.   I have been thinking more about it. If you're still sure you can speak with someone about an internship at your university, that would be a great place to start. No pressure. My girlfriend is thinking of moving to North Carolina for school, so I'm also thinking about looking there. I knw that have practical experience helped me a lot to fin a job after my studies. Why you girlfriend is moving away ? She is thinking of going to school in North Carolina. It just depends what graduate programs she's offered. I am thinking I may go to graduate school too after I finish undergrad next year. What you father thinks about your carrer plans ? Does he like the idea of you doing graduate studies ? He does not really like the idea of me going to school at all. You would think any parent would be proud, but he said, "Why pay money to go to school to get a low-paying job when you can skip the school part and make more money on the oil rig than you ever would teaching?" My mom Cathy just stays out of it, but I think she's happy I'm in school. It's less dangerous. Yeah, oil rigs are dangerous places. Did your dad ever had a work related injury ? Yes, he is missing part of his pinky. He says it doesn't bother him any, and he got a big payout from his company. I am missing part of my pinky too from an accident I had when I was a kid. It is the only way my dad and I are alike. Sometimes I wonder if he is really my dad. He did grow up in a different time than you, in his time it was feasible to be manual worker and earn good money, now it is more difficult to earn good money with specialized studies.  That is true and pretty insightful of you. There's no denying the money is good, but money is not important to me. I just want to do something I love the way he loves rigging.