Is your transcript a reflection of who you are?

I Haaaaaaaated going to school to get a 'Psychology' degree. I didn't feel like it fit who I was or who I was trying to become. (This was long before photography was ever a thought in my brain).

I took a lot of classes that didn't make sense to me. Why do I need to memorize definitions? Really? How is this useful in everyday life? Let alone how is the definition going to cure anyone of their schizophrenia? I think in terms of theories, not definitions. Blah.

So needless to say, I did not do so great with my GPA during my time at U of M (mainly in my psych classes). But I also minored in History-- which I LOOOOOVED!

Tonight I was updating my LinkedIn account and going over my old transcript. I was SHOCKED to see the classes that really influenced me are honestly a direct reflection of who I am today! Its also a direct reflection of my passion (obsession) and what I want to focus on in my life.

I've been researching and trying to put a proposal together tonight for a potential trip to Detroit next week to help build my Memories of Detroit project. I can not concentrate on anything but Detroit, Detroit, Detroit so I had to write about something Detroit related.

I only hope that some day I can transfer my passion on to others, whatever that passion is, I hope its contagious. This feeling is like an exciting high that never really comes down, there's always something else to do, create, learn and share with the world.

I truly hope anyone reading this can some day share in expressing their ideas, how I hope I express mine.

Scarlett J

PS- Next weeks blogs will have more images and will be more photography based!