The Choice

I was looking out of the window, watching the traffic and umbrellas below. As the rain fell, I was wondering what I was doing with my life. — choose for gap 1 —1. And the most amazing part is that I am now being paid2. The pay was much more than I had expected3. Well, not exactly a job, because you don’t get paid when you start4. I guess they wanted to prove something to me5. So, I just took the first offer of employment6. Although I had a good job, I was bored7. We teach them how to swim more carefully8. They couldn’t understand why I wanted to give up a paid job I had finished university and taken the first job that I was interviewed for. I was worried I would join all those who ended up working in cafes or fast-food places after graduation, or that I’d be out of work. — choose for gap 2 —1. And the most amazing part is that I am now being paid2. The pay was much more than I had expected3. Well, not exactly a job, because you don’t get paid when you start4. I guess they wanted to prove something to me5. So, I just took the first offer of employment6. Although I had a good job, I was bored7. We teach them how to swim more carefully8. They couldn’t understand why I wanted to give up a paid job I listened to my friends and parents saying congratulations, but, actually, I did not feel like celebrating. I had never thought of myself as the person who would end up working late in the office and having to attend long, boring meetings. Well, that was a year ago. Today I am sitting in a boat in the Pacific Ocean, filming a documentary about sea pollution. I remember that day, when unable to concentrate on my work, I started to look at volunteer sites on the internet. Then I saw it! My dream job! — choose for gap 3 —1. And the most amazing part is that I am now being paid2. The pay was much more than I had expected3. Well, not exactly a job, because you don’t get paid when you start4. I guess they wanted to prove something to me5. So, I just took the first offer of employment6. Although I had a good job, I was bored7. We teach them how to swim more carefully8. They couldn’t understand why I wanted to give up a paid job However, food and board are free. Anyway, I decided to apply. My parents were shocked! — choose for gap 4 —1. And the most amazing part is that I am now being paid2. The pay was much more than I had expected3. Well, not exactly a job, because you don’t get paid when you start4. I guess they wanted to prove something to me5. So, I just took the first offer of employment6. Although I had a good job, I was bored7. We teach them how to swim more carefully8. They couldn’t understand why I wanted to give up a paid job But after seeing how enthusiastic I was, they started to be more positive. For me it was the decision of a lifetime. I knew I could not spend the rest of my life working just to pay the bills. Through the work I do now, I have met amazing people. I started as a member of a research group but now I work ‘on the documentary team making films for schools. The aim is to teach kids about how they can keep the oceans clean by reducing their personal pollution. — choose for gap 5 —1. And the most amazing part is that I am now being paid2. The pay was much more than I had expected3. Well, not exactly a job, because you don’t get paid when you start4. I guess they wanted to prove something to me5. So, I just took the first offer of employment6. Although I had a good job, I was bored7. We teach them how to swim more carefully8. They couldn’t understand why I wanted to give up a paid job It’s not a lot, but it doesn’t matter because I really feel I’m doing something important now.