I have a broken leg. I do not want to be a journalist. My dad wants me to be a journalist. I do not want to write for work. I was born 6 weeks early. I am 4 foot 11.5 inches tall.
I work as a scientist. My mom and dad were scientists. I am tall. I work out a lot. I do gymnastics.
So how long have you been doing gymnastics I've been a gymnast all my life. I started doing gymnastics at the age of 5, and I'm 32 now, so I've been doing it for 27 years. That's really cool. I wish I had tried gymnastics that early on. It seems like a lot of work, but so rewarding. I guess I really can't do gymnastics now, what with my leg and all. Not sure how long it will take to heal. Want to work out together when my leg is healed? That's a bummer about your leg. How did you break it? We can definitely start working out together once you're better. It's the dumbest thing how I broke my leg. I went out hiking for the first time of the season, and promptly tripped over a rock and fell down a hill. I do love excercise though. How do you manage to work out so much and have your job? Being a scientist must be incredibly time consuming? That sounds painful! Injuries always happen when we least expect it. When does your doctor expect it to heal? During the workweek, I do the treadmill for a half hour after work. I don't work weekends, so I do sit-ups, push-ups, and run on the treadmill then. Sounds like you have a great routine. That is great inspiration for me to get my act together and work out daily. My leg should be healed by the end of next month. I guess I will need to work out to get my leg strength back. I guess I can use this time to work on writing, but that's not an exciting prospect Yeah, my routine keeps me busy and healthy, both mentally and physically. Why don't you like writing? I'm glad your routine also keeps you mentally healthy. Gotta love an endorphins boost. I feel like I need that. Writing just isn't my thing. But my dad says he won't pay for college if I don't pursue journalism. I don't know why he insists on that. I need to talk to him about it. Any advice? I wish that he would support you in whatever direction you want to go in college. What do you really want to study? I really want to study natural sciences. I think it would be great to be a forest ranger. Maybe my dad sees that as a dead end. My dad has been a journalist his whole life, so maybe he doesn't see anything else as being a "real career". Were your parents supportive of what you wanted to pursue in college, or did they put up resistance? Would you go into biology or something? I was more into the mathematical sciences like physics and chemistry. My parents were very supportive of me.