REFLECTION

 When I finished school, I was determined to study medicine and my father also wanted me to go to study that career, prepare for the entrance exam. After that a somewhat annoying idea invaded me. Actually, I wanted to study medicine or just what I did because my father wanted it. That confusion invaded my mind and my heart was filled with doubts. I wanted to study something that I really loved; not what others wanted. So, I decided not to apply to any university and take 6 months to think if actually studying medicine was my decision. I started looking for all the careers that caught my attention, analyzed them, participated in various activities, and when I had time for myself to think about what I wanted, I was able to clear all my doubts, and I actually did want to study medicine of my own free will and without any influence.

All this experience allowed me to be calm with my decision, take a break from all the stress accumulated in all those years of study, and have time just for myself. Not only allowed me to choose my career, but also to know myself more, and discover new experiences that for fear of wasting time I would not have done. However, the bad thing was that due to my little experience I could not take advantage of that time as I should have done. There were weeks that I did absolutely nothing. Just thinking of all the opportunities, I had and didn't want to take advantage of makes me feel frustrated.

All this taught me that everything has its time, everyone tells you that you should do that because it is necessary to do it now. They pressure you to continue a cycle, and we do it without thinking if that is really what we want because the pressure overwhelms us. But just as there is time to study there must also be time to rest and reconnect with yourself. If someone asked me if I regretted losing practically a semester, I would answer that no, it was the right time at the right time and not that I would change for nothing.

In conclusion, not everything in life is running to complete goals in one direction, sometimes getting lost along the way and taking your time can lead you to reach your goals even earlier than you could have imagined. And if a situation similar to this happened to me again, I would not hesitate to do it again, but now I know that I am capable of many things and that despite taking the time, I can get more out of it than I think. Now I have more knowledge about traveling, about people, about jobs that can help me and that I needed at that time. Everything in this life leaves you a lesson, it is only a matter of taking advantage of it.