Introducing myself: Creating a place to share my passion for learning

Finding what you truly love doing can be hard for some of us. That thing that moves every cell in your body; that thing that gives you a tingly sensation when you finish it and see the final result; that thing that keeps you going, with which you set goals and objectives for the future; that thing you’ll never get tired of doing. How do you discover it? How do you know it is that? How you avoid ruin it? How do you find a new thing if everything goes wrong? ------ I’ve tried many things throughout my life. When I was little, I was the kind of girl who did every single extracurricular activity: gymnastics, judo, swimming, flamenco, English lessons, crafts, music… One or two activities every afternoon. Although I loved sports, music started to have a bigger role in my life as I improved at playing the violin and took more classes at the music school. I was quite good at the things I did. I really liked challenging myself and trying different stuff. I actually stuck to most of these activities for several years. However, what I truly loved about all of these things was *learning*. The fact of learning new things completely fascinated me, and I adored when I was surprised by topics that I thought were boring. Academically speaking, going through school and high school was pretty easy for me. I actually liked what I was taught: from biology to history, arts and chemistry, literature and physics. Math was the only subject I could never fully understand, which later became the only reason why I didn’t pursue a major in the STEM field.   Then, high school was about to end and I had to choose a career because I was 100% sure that going to uni was my way to go. I took the entrance exams, got into the universities I wanted, chose my major, and the journey began. I quit music classes because there was no time for practicing several hours a day while studying and working full-time. And that’s when my illusion for learning and challenging myself started to vanish. I still loved everything I was introduced to, but things got harder and harder, most of my professors didn’t actually care about *teaching* or even going to class, and the political and economical crisis in my country started to mess up my plans. I preferred to spent time at work than studying, and then I also hated my job. That passion for learning slowly disappeared and I’m still trying to figure out what I want to do in the future to earn money. I had the same clear ambitions and life goals, but the boat that would take me there had set sail without me. ------- Hello everyone! My name is Carla and I’m a ~~soon-to-be~~ translator and interpreter. I’m currently in my last year at uni and ready to start a new stage in my life. Besides languages, I love music and everything related to history and environmental issues. I really enjoy sharing my knowledge with other people and learning from them at the same time. That’s why I hope this blog becomes a little corner where I can share those little things I find interesting while discovering others with all of you.