Wednesday 20 June 2012

Disappointment.

Hi guys.

I thought I'd start occasionally posting 'diary entries,' if you like. I thought this would be a good idea, as it would keep me posting on my blog, as I often forget to post while I'm still midway through my book that I'm reading.
Anyway, first of all, let me tell you a bit about my dream career. Of course, I've always had a passion for reading and writing (thought mostly reading) and so being an author has always seemed most appropriate. Yet, there is something more that I would love to be. A killer whale/dolphin trainer. Now I know that it is wrong to keep whales in captivity, yet once they're in captivity, they will no longer be able to survive in the wild anyway, and so I think it's great that we can learn more about them. Plus they DO build a special bond, whether you want to believe it or not.

So, in our school we have a program called 'Work Experience,' in which you work somewhere you think you may later have a profession in. Therefore, for me, it was the zoo. It is Wednesday, and as part of our program, we were told we would be interacting with dolphins, which of course for me was my absolute dream come true! I KNEW that there would be cleaning, if not hours or scrubbing out buckets, and preparing smelly fish. Yet we were promised there would be interaction, and so I worked my very hardest, along with my friend who is also an aspiring trainer.

I know there will be people perhaps laughing right now at how ridiculous our dream sounds, yet just to put it in to perspective, me and my friend 'train' in the summer in my pool, trying to get better at swimming, and we try our hardest in biology as we feel that is an important area to specialize in if we ever get to have the opportunity to be a trainer. So, as we were working, hours went by, and we looked out the window, longing to just touch the dolphin, while we scrubbed buckets. I thought as every hour went by we were getting closer and closer, and yet, the end of the day came, and no dolphin interaction. I cannot even tell you how crushed I feel. How shattered. Not only did we not get to learn about these amazing creatures, but we didn't get to learn what it takes to be a trainer...

I know this sounds wingy, and pathetic, but I needed to write how I felt, and then maybe when I'm older, I'll look back, hopefully as a trainer, but possibly not, and realize that good things come to those who wait.

I just hate dealing with the disappointment.

Liddy xox

8 comments:

  1. I'm also really interested in marine biology and marine mammals :) I'm sorry to hear you didn't get to work with the actual animals :/

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  2. ohh dear, never lose hope, keep trying that at the end the gift that you reseve willmakes you happy. you are a really inteligent and amazing girl you deserve that your dreams do come true. xx good luck and keep trying honey.

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  3. I hate it when that happens at work experience :/ good attitude though! :D And I think that's a great dream to have!

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  4. Aww men that sucks! did you follow up with that interaction with the dolphin promise? I love animals as well it's good your school had that sort of program keep that good attitude and keep moving forward! ^_^

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  5. Oh my gosh, that's such a wonderful ambition! Hehe its so cool ;) I've always wanted to be a writer, which makes sense I guess...

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  6. Oh and also even though I'm using my Google account, don't follow that link, my actual blog is meghaz.blog.com and we have a lot in common! I'm friends with you on Goodreads (my real name's Megha and I'm on your friend list) and I LOVE reading and writing and I also really like your videos!

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  7. Aw, that's disappointing. I hope you get to interact with the dolphins soon! Hopefully!
    ~Jenny

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  8. Hey, i love your blog please check out mine :):) xxx

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