See, my problem is that I want to do so many things and not all of them align with my goals. I absolutely love horse racing and had a blast covering it during the Breeders' Cup and could see me working in the industry as a writer or something else to do with communications one day. The only problem with that is that horse racing is not an Olympic event (although there are multiple other equine events).
Of course, I do have my sights on getting a job with the USEF (picture of the headquarters below), which is the sanctioning body of the equine Olympic teams for the US Team and I realistically see myself ending up there one day.
There are a ton of opportunities to do things such as interning (or working) for multiple US teams and I would love the opportunity to do it but there's only so much time for me to intern with them in the next few years. I plan on trying to get these internships in the future, especially if I have a semester off next year (or if I go to the school I'm looking at in the states). But even as I think and plan for these things, I keep going back to the racing industry.
My life has pretty much revolved around racing since I was a little kid and wanted to be a jockey (that dream was sadly shattered when I grew to taller than 5'2 in 3rd grade and just kept growing). Unlike other kids who were playing on the computer or doing who knows what with friends, I was studying post positions and researching what my favorite horses were doing. But I can also make a case for a lot of other sports and doing that exact same thing as well (ask me NASCAR trivia from the last 13 years and I can answer it just like that, my sundays were well spent).
I don't think there's a wrong direction here and I'm pretty sure that no matter where I end up, it will ultimately make me happy since I am being picky about my career but at the same time I don't want to job hop so I am looking for a long time position with whatever job I choose. See the confusion? I wish my decisions were simple like the 15 years that I knew exactly what I wanted to do but widening my horizons has done the exact opposite.
While this blog got off topic a little bit, it shows my confusion in the full light. I feel like I'm being pulled in multiple directions with no solution in sight. Do I go with my old faithful, the racing industry or do I follow my goal and attempt to work for Team USA? Maybe I'll try and get internships with both options and see what happens. At this point, the only thing that I'm certain about is grad school and hopefully going abroad if all works out as planned. Maybe the place I end up for that will shed some light on where I really belong. Hopefully it doesn't open up even more questions when it comes to my career because my poor brain may die if that happens.
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