The Dreams of My Life

Like everyone else, I, too, have dreams and wishes. However, lately, I've been more fearful than optimistic about the future. There are too many days when I can only feel the fear of losing what I have and of not achieving what I want.

This situation makes me feel very anxious and I can barely manage to control my disorganized thoughts. I imagine that is because I've been under too much pressure working and studying, yet, also need to spend time with my family and friends. It is within this environment of stress that I get confused and that is why I need to clarify my mind and prioritize my dreams.

One of my most important dreams is to travel outside of my country to study on a scholarship. I'm studying history and linguistics, and I expect to earn my Master’s Degree in Cognitive Linguistics. For this, I need two things—first, is to improve my linguistic skills in the academy by studying and doing a good investigation (probably about an indigenous language of my country), and second, I need to learn English, and maybe German as well.

My second dream is to have a family. Maybe this not a common dream for people my age and in my situation, and maybe, it is not a popular dream at all these days. However, I feel that if I only achieve my academic goals, yet, not have a partner and the possibility of having a family together, maybe my happiness would be incomplete.

Hi, Lorena. Good job! Whatever changes that I’ve made were merely done to allow your sentences to sound more natural to my native ears. I hope that this helps you. J.

I see your problem and understand how you feel, but I think that you are seeing things from the wrong end of the periscope! Plus, all of that only exists as possibilities in the future, so do not frustrate yourself now by allowing your dreams and wishes to affect you in a negative way. My advice is to just focus on one thing at a time, with your main concern being to finish your education. Once that is done, you’ll be free of your educational goals, most likely be in a better position to support yourself, as well as more open to meeting a partner and possibly having children. While dating someone at the moment might seem like a good idea, and it may provide you some emotional support, it may also serve as an unneeded and unnecessary distraction from your studies. Best of luck! 

The dreams of my life