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?

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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.

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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.