At the moment, I’m in the minority of my Odyssey community. While most of my fellow creators are currently still in college, I’ve already graduated. Leading up to graduation, I wasn’t 100% sure what I was going to be doing next. I spent the summer at the same summer job I held all throughout college. In September, I moved to Florida to take part in the Disney College Program. Now I’m stuck trying to figure out if I want to extend, or dedicate what would be my next semester to figuring out grad school stuff.
Truth is, almost six months after graduation, I’m still not sure what I want to do, and that’s okay.
Let’s start with where I am now. I’m working in attractions at Magic Kingdom in Disney World. Specifically, I work at Space Mountain, and occasionally I get to wear a fancy costume and hand out candy during our Halloween party. Do I love it? Yes, it’s so much fun, plus I get to say I’ve seen and ridden Space Mountain with the lights on. Do I want to stay there forever? Not really. While it’s a cool job, and my co-workers are pretty cool, it’s not something I can see myself doing until I retire.
Now let’s go back to where I was. Even though I have my degree in music, I had the opportunity in college to get involved with what I’ve come to learn is quite the unique program. In this program, I had the opportunity to mentor several college-aged individuals with disabilities, many of whom have ultimately ended up becoming my friends. I fell in love with this program, and decided that when I go to grad school, I’m going to get my master’s in special education.
However, nothing in my life ever seems to be straightforward. After being in Florida, talking to people from other colleges, I’ve found that the program I worked for in college is actually pretty rare. Which, I of course, think is stupid, with how much I’ve seen my students grow from being part of it. So of course I want to do something about it, which means I’m now stuck trying to figure out how to go about becoming an advocate for that.
At the end of the day, it’s okay to not know what you want to do.
Seriously, look at me. If I’m six months out from college and still not sure what I’m going to do with the rest of my life, you’ll be fine. You can always take a temporary job or get another degree. Make a few wrong turns. Go on an adventure and discover what you really love. It’s better to take your time deciding than ending up doing something that you’re going to hate.