Why did you choose your career?

Hi bloggers: When I was at school I used to dream about being a simultaneous interpreter at the United Nations  in New York, since I 've always enjoyed learning foreign languages and, mainly because I was only 16 years old  at that time. So my decision was crystal clear , I had to study Translation at Universidad Católica - the only place  to study it  at that time. However, 3 months before taking the test  , the career was closed. I was devastated because that was my only option. Finally , I decided to enter  English Teaching and then change  to Translation internally. I was admitted , BUT to change to Translation was almost impossible. Then , after  getting depressed, a teacher helped me to understand that I had to go on with teaching, since a teacher can do both things: translating and teaching, whereas a translator can't work as a teacher. From then on, I started enjoying this career. I think I've been successful with it and can do both activities without a problem. What about you? Why did you decide to study this career? How did you get to that decision? Did you have other options? Use 120 words minimum and leave comments on 3 of your classmates'blogs.  C U