Dreaming

I think one of the best things about living in the U.S. is that we can dream big. We can dream of being anything. Well I guess anyone in any country can dreaming of being anything, however in the U.S. the odds of realizing that dream are much better. When I was a child I dreamt of becoming many things. When I was in high school and college I got to explore my talents and passions. When I graduated from college I knew what I wanted to do. I still know what I want to do, and I am confident that when I get back to the U.S. with a little more schooling I will be able to do exactly that. In Trujillo, Peru passions, talents, and dreams get stifled by a bad economy. Some of my students go to primary and secondary school work hard and get into a university and at the same time attend classes English at SALI. They do all of this so that maybe they can get a job on a cruise ship. I am not saying that working on a cruise ship is a bad job. It is a very respectable job but if your dream is to be a fashion designer that kind of job would kill your spirit. I know of a woman who has a degree in accounting but she cannot find a job in that field so she is hoping to find a job as a maid. Being a maid is a very respectable job but her dream is different. Maybe it’s not that big of a deal. Maybe people just adapt and learn to love or hate whatever their job is. Or maybe being able to dream big is important to a person, to a community, and to a country. I am not sure but I do know dreaming is a luxury that is available to everyone in the U.S. but it is often forgotten.