I build computers as a hobby. I am in the army.
I dance ballet and plan to be a nurse in a children's hospital. I'm in school. I earned a scholarship for dance school. I'm a girl. I went to a girls' school. I'm competitive.
I just received orders, I'm going to be leaving for a field problem soon and I'll be away for a month. Where are you being deployed? I hope it's somewhere safe. I'm being deployed in Iraq, I'm a medic so it's mostly safe. Did you participate in a dance competition recently? I auditioned for the lead in my school's newest ballet production. I suppose you could call it a dance competition.  It's definitely a lot easier than being in the military, that's for sure. WOW! That's exciting! What is the newest ballet production at your school? More importantly, how did the audition go? The production itself is going to be Swan Lake. It's a little cliche, I suppose, but it draws a bigger audience because everyone's heard of it. Most importantly, though..... I GOT THE LEAD!!!! That is fantastic! And definitely agreed, a bigger audience means better exposure after all! I'm not coordinated enough to dance, although I will miss building computers when I'm on base. Yeah, I can imagine that you won't have much time for that. Plus it must be pretty difficult to get parts for computers when you're stationed in a third world dump like Iraq. It is definitely very difficult acquiring good computer parts at good prices in third world countries. There are a few buddies of mine that are getting stationed with me who have asked me to build computers for them for when we get back, so I'm looking forward to this. I think that's probably one of the biggest differences in our careers. Ballet dancers aren't "team members" - we're all in competition with each other constantly, and only work together for a show. You guys actually like each other. We have to, it's like being roommates with someone but you're prepared to die for that person. Healthy competition is always good in my opinion, it promotes having to get better constantly, and consistently be able to prove that you're improving. Have you figured out which Children's Hospital you would like to work at? I'd like to get a job at St. Jude's in Florida, because they've done so much good. I had a cousin that had to stay there for awhile, and I remember how sweet and loving the nurses were there. It's the main reason I want to be a nurse.