When I was in elementary school, I wanted to be an astronaut. Or a vet. Or a vet in space. I even went to Space Camp, took extracurricular astronomy courses, and volunteered at the local animal shelter.
That changed when I got into middle school, though. That’s when I started watching anime and drawing more than just little doodles on the margins of my notebooks. Lo and behold, I became an art student studying digital animation! I guess it’s not quite as exciting as taking care of animals in space, but with my combination of squeamishness and clumsiness I probably wouldn’t have what it takes to fulfill those childhood dreams.