Why did I choose this career?

When I was a child, I wanted to be an astronomer, I wanted to work in an observatory, far from home. I liked to look at the sky and see how the stars shone. I have books about constellations, so many images of nebulas and planets that I collected. I had a little telescope and a notebook with my notes about the sky.

But, when I was 17, I didn't know which career to choose, because I wanted to study astronomy but my mom said: "you won't find a job". So I decided to look for another career. I found so many careers: agronomy, physical engineering, electrical engineering... But none I liked more than astronomy.

One day, my father told me something very important: "do what you thinks will makes you happy. I studied a career that I don't like, I work on something that I am good, but I really don't like it." I thought that every day until I found chemistry. And I liked. So, I thought: "that isn't astronomy, but it's related. Anyway, I want to be a scientist, that will make me happy." 

In the end, I followed my father's advice.

When I got in the university, I was very nervous because nobody knew anyone. But then, I made friends and now I feel happy, satisfied. I enjoy going to the university because I like listening to the teachers when they talk about science as if the most important thing in their lives, talking with my friends and thinking that one day I will work in something related with astronomy. 

I would like to work in a laboratory, doing scientific articles and experiments.