The first thing anyone should know about me is that I absolutely live for the sports I participate in. I play soccer, downhill ski, golf, play tennis, run distance, and mountain bike. Soccer is my favorite and my club team is like my family, we do absolutely everything together! I also coach four sports over the summer-- golf, soccer, tennis, and swimming. I teach tennis, swimming, and golf at my country club (Nakoma) and coach soccer with my club. The kids are so fun to be around all summer!
I have been having a pretty rough time this summer not being able to be active due to a knee surgery after an ACL blow out in the spring, and several procedures concerning my lungs which had me in the hospital for a while. Other than sports, I love to travel-- especially with my family. I leave for Ireland in a few days to visit my father's side of the family!
As of right now, I am almost completely set on attending nursing school with the ultimate goal of a position as an AP/NP, but I'm not positive on what specialty I would like to take. I am weighing the pros and cons of both anesthesiology and NICU care. I thought about going into physical education and that thought still crosses my mind. I think I would also enjoy that, and an added bonus would be the ability to coach!
Hey Zoe! You seem like one busy girl: coaching and playing all those sports! That's incredible! I didn't know you ran distance either: cross country? We have a passion for sports in common, that's for sure! I know we'll get along. I'm really sorry to hear about your ACL and your lung problems. I hope you're feeling fine now! I know how it is to be injured and not go out and be active like we're supposed to! But stay strong and you'll be better in no time! (You probably are much better by now: you posted this a while ago). And Ireland? Awesome! I've never been out of the country, so I think you should write one of your papers for Comp class sometime on your experience there if you get the chance. I'd love to read about them!
ReplyDeleteYou're future looks bright, and I'm glad you're interested in the medical field as well! I know I want to do something like that too: another thing we have in common!
Have a good rest of the summer and I'll see you this fall!
Wow Zoe!! that's a lot of activities to be doing! How do you fit that all into one summer!? I am a little to lazy to do all the things you do but I do love to downhill ski! I got my own skis for Christmas and would ski year round if I could... but that is kind of impossible:( I also love to work with kids!
ReplyDeleteIt must be hard to give up on doing so many things due to your health issues, I hope you have a speedy recovery! Oh wow Ireland? That must have been awesome! I would love to travel more and Ireland sounds like an amazing place to go!
It's awesome that you have narrowed down what you want to do after high school. I know lots of people still have no clue what they want to do, so that must feel nice to have some idea of what you love to do! I hope you have a wonderful few days left of summer and see you in school!