The story of my frustration...

So this is how my story goes-
Anonymous : "You go to West Chester? What's your major?"
Me: "English.'
Anonymous: "Oh, so you want to teach?"
Me: "Nope. Just a 'Plain' English Major."
Anonymous: "Huh. So what do you want to DO exactly?"

This is where I'm left giving my spiel about how I really have no clue what I want to do. I try to explain that as an English major I'm fine-tuning my reading, writing, and critical thinking skills etc. Usually I just leave the "anonymous" being with a look of confusion, or pity. I may refer to myself as "just a plain English major," but there is nothing "plain" about getting a BA in English. After changing my area of focus approx. six times (no joke)," I simply ending up in the field of English after opting out of the BSED program. In my opinion, my indecision was getting old, so I decided to stick it out. While I actually love where I stand now, every time this conversation gets brought up I end up feeling annoyed, frustrated, and without direction. This is precisely why I decided to dedicate this blog to finding my way from college student getting a B.A. in English, to young professional with a "real" J-O-B.