Twenty years is a crazy long time from now; even more so if you think of it as two decades. I have no insight of what I’ll be doing that long from now, especially since I haven’t gotten college acceptances/denials. To be thinking of myself as thirty seven years old is like trying to hear the color blue, it’s pretty much impossible. Either way, I just hope I don’t end up unexpectedly dead or something.
The first step, as stated above, is getting into a college. I definitely hope that I will get into an excellent college, such as UC Davis that allows me to balance both college work and physical activities. I am pretty excited for college, but I am also pretty scared. I think the most nerve wracking thing about thinking about college when you're still in high school are the acceptances and denials. I constantly am wondering if my applications to the schools of my choice were as exceptional as I wanted them to be, but I am also worrying what I could have done better. I also worry about if I am, in fact, actually prepared for college as a whole, even though I like to think I am. The truth is that I really want to experience the first two years of college living on campus and basically taking in the college scene, but also adapting to the “college life” by managing my time and my grades.
However, I do have some dreams and aspirations for the future. I’m not completely hopeless. For example, if I somehow graduate with a degree in mechanical engineering, and somehow maintain my Ultimate Frisbee skill, it would be my dream to work as an engineer for my main job that hopefully I will love, but also play professional Ultimate as a hobby. I know of a Bay Area Ultimate player who actually leads this life, and I think it is really amazing that he is able to balance both. I do also realize that I will be thirty seven and that if any of this happens, my Ultimate career with the big leagues may be coming to a close.
As for a family, I want to start one, but I have no idea how many kids I plan on having or any of that, because I wanted to focus more on providing a substantial monetary base for them before anything. To be honest, my goal in this aspect of my life is to raise my child (or children) to be a better person than I ever was, and to try not to let them make the same mistakes I've made.
20 Year Vision
