What's my calling?
trial and error.15 total reviews
Comment from Box of Chocolates
Wow this was very heartfilled and some we all can relate to at one point in our lives. Respectfully written as well as point made. I can totally relate myself because I'm currently going through a divorce. Thank you, I needed that.
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Wow this was very heartfilled and some we all can relate to at one point in our lives. Respectfully written as well as point made. I can totally relate myself because I'm currently going through a divorce. Thank you, I needed that.
Comment Written 06-Mar-2021
Comment from lancellot
Well, I see you still don't know what your calling is, or is your calling to not know and just be. This is an interesting look at your life and occasional dreams, brought up against reality. I would recommend watching the tenses, of your story. Sometimes present, sometimes past.
An enjoyable read. Good luck in the contest.
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Well, I see you still don't know what your calling is, or is your calling to not know and just be. This is an interesting look at your life and occasional dreams, brought up against reality. I would recommend watching the tenses, of your story. Sometimes present, sometimes past.
An enjoyable read. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 01-Mar-2021
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
My word, Iza, how clever you are to be able to speak all those languages! You could have had your pick of jobs. To be able to translate so many languages. I wish I could. I managed to speak basic Spanish, which helped in other Spanish speaking countries. I think your calling was going from one job to the next and enjoying yourself. And isn't that what life should be about? Good luck in the contest, my friend. :)) Sandra xx
reply by the author on 01-Mar-2021
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My word, Iza, how clever you are to be able to speak all those languages! You could have had your pick of jobs. To be able to translate so many languages. I wish I could. I managed to speak basic Spanish, which helped in other Spanish speaking countries. I think your calling was going from one job to the next and enjoying yourself. And isn't that what life should be about? Good luck in the contest, my friend. :)) Sandra xx
Comment Written 27-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 01-Mar-2021
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Thank you so much, Ms. Sandra, sometimes I really think that I am in the wrong profession:) no sand and no adventure here
Comment from Mary Vigasin
I enjoyed your read and how you explored different options and searching your "calling." One thing you have is a great ear and command for language. I could not understand my grandfather with a thick Irish brogue!
As to your "calling" maybe it is just enjoying writing and telling tales that keep readers interested and educated.
Good luck in the contest.
Regards,
Mary
reply by the author on 01-Mar-2021
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I enjoyed your read and how you explored different options and searching your "calling." One thing you have is a great ear and command for language. I could not understand my grandfather with a thick Irish brogue!
As to your "calling" maybe it is just enjoying writing and telling tales that keep readers interested and educated.
Good luck in the contest.
Regards,
Mary
Comment Written 26-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 01-Mar-2021
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Thank you so much Ms. Mary for this uplifting review
Comment from Judy Lawless
Iza, this is a very entertaining piece of writing! You have jumped between so many countries, trying so many new things! Good for you. I've moved around a lot, but only within my home province, following a variety of jobs, but you are so much more adventurous! Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 01-Mar-2021
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Iza, this is a very entertaining piece of writing! You have jumped between so many countries, trying so many new things! Good for you. I've moved around a lot, but only within my home province, following a variety of jobs, but you are so much more adventurous! Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 26-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 01-Mar-2021
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Thank you so much for this uplifting review:)
Comment from jenintorre
I loved reading your story Iza and how I envy your linguistic skills. This is such an excellent entry for the Non - Fiction competition. Good luck and best wishes. Jen.
reply by the author on 25-Feb-2021
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I loved reading your story Iza and how I envy your linguistic skills. This is such an excellent entry for the Non - Fiction competition. Good luck and best wishes. Jen.
Comment Written 25-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 25-Feb-2021
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Hi Jen, thankyou so much for your wonderful and encouraging review. Sometimes I feel like my voice is no heard:(, but you gave me hope:) thank you
Comment from lyenochka
Lol. Well, most of all, I'm happy that you are YOU and you are pretty and probably taller than me so you could have easily been the airline attendant but you're right - who wants that tiring job of waitressing with no tips? (my friend laid down for days to reach that height requirement - yes you can grow by centimeters as long as you don't stand up!) Enjoyed all your career adventures - especially your tour guide experience. Your humor probably added to the enjoyment of the experience!
Then in four grade, (fourth)
he had two Norwegian (Norwegians)
bus full of Russian (Russians)
peaking perfectly French. (perfect -or- perfectly in French)
By know you know me: (By now)
reply by the author on 25-Feb-2021
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Lol. Well, most of all, I'm happy that you are YOU and you are pretty and probably taller than me so you could have easily been the airline attendant but you're right - who wants that tiring job of waitressing with no tips? (my friend laid down for days to reach that height requirement - yes you can grow by centimeters as long as you don't stand up!) Enjoyed all your career adventures - especially your tour guide experience. Your humor probably added to the enjoyment of the experience!
Then in four grade, (fourth)
he had two Norwegian (Norwegians)
bus full of Russian (Russians)
peaking perfectly French. (perfect -or- perfectly in French)
By know you know me: (By now)
Comment Written 24-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 25-Feb-2021
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Good Evening my friend, thank you so much for your wonderful review and your grammar corrections.
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
I loved reading this to learn more about your life, Iza. You have led and continue to lead an interesting life. I like the many examples you give readers about that part.
May I suggest ~
Sometimes I stop running and wonder: what is actually my calling? I like to identify myself as a planner, but then I get bored and push everything down, waiting for the[ delete 'the' ] fate to intervene.
When I started my fastidious[ adventurous ] life, I planned to be a flight attendant, but then I realize [ realized ] I am too short for that. In Romania at that time(,) you had to be good looking, and at least 1. 70 meters tall, so you can [ could ] reach the above compartment and also ... slim, so you can [ could ] sneak between the chairs with the food and drinks.
I was all of the below [above. ]:
Coming to Canada and watching real attendants in action, I realized that all my glamour [ glamorous ideas ] representation about this job was [were ] just an illusion. You actually don't get to visit any cities, because you just jump to the next assigned flight. Also the job, now looking without my pink glasses, it's [ is a . . . ] a crappy job in fancy clothes, because you are just an airborne server or plainly said [a waitress. . . ] waitress with no tip.
Then[ While ] in four grade, I wanted to be a tour guide. I still think that I missed my chance with this career choice. In Romania(,) all you need to do it's [ is go . . . ] go to the university and take Geography[ no capital letter on geography ]. I realized that I am perfect for this job, I have the personality and of course the looks. You don't have to be tall, pretty, slim, just funny. You know in 2013, when I took a trip to Cuba(,) I decided to buy an excursion to Cayo Largo.
I remember like it was yesterday, it was [ New Year's Eve ]the New Year Eve. My trip started at 4 am, when I landed up[ delete up ] in the bus next to the tour guide. He was pretty worked out, because he didn't speak any English, and he had two Norwegians that were screaming that they booked the trip with translation in English, and two other[ others ] that were speaking French and just a little bit of English. I was in[ on ] a bus full of Russian and I felt blessed, you know anyone from Europe [ is considered my family ] it's my family.
I told Diego, that I will[ would ] help out. He can [ could ] talk in Russian and I will [ would ] translate in English. You think [ You ask, Okay, what's in it for you?], okay what's in for you? Well I love to help, but also to taste [ try ] my linguistic charm. I think I did a pretty good job, because the Norwegians stopped screaming about not having an official tour guide with English abilities, and after a Mojito I start[ started] speaking perfectly French.
I remember arriving at Cayo; from there we had to take a catamaran. God was so good to me, guess who I met on board? Two families of Bulgarians, and one from Brazil. I can tell you my day was already looking like a linguistic feast. I speak Bulgarian, so here was my chance to remember my student years. And then I was so curious to see if I understand [ understood ] Portuguese. Well I understood so and so, and my answers were very funny. When Diego was speaking in Spanish with me, I was answering half and half; I mean half Spanish, half Italian.
At the end the trip, I even got a fat tip, which means the four tourists were happy with my service. Of course I [ did not keep ]have not kept the money, I offered them [ it ] to Diego, after all(,) this was his territory. I did the same in[ on ] another trip, and you know what, they offered me an official job as a translator and guide tour for the hotel. Thinking back, I should have accepted the offer.
That was my calling and was coming with great perks, free accommodation, food and a decent salary, bonus sun all year round and my friend(,) the Ocean(,) at my door step. But, no, I had to come back to my boring and cold Oh, Canada, to the dull husband and the same old lousy life.
Then I wanted to be a teacher. And finally(,) I got the official education for it, but I didn't like it, because the old farts were[ would not allow me to teach ] ] not allowing teaching my kids the way I wanted. So when I was studying in Bulgaria to become a teacher, I was spending a lot of time in the library, so I fall [ fell ] in love with this profession. I was [ a ]teacher for a month during my practicum, and then after I finished university for two weeks. That's all from me asa [ as a ] teacher, I could've been succesful[ successful ], but they never let me.... Their loss, right?
So I came back to Romania, and started to work as a librarian. I loved my job, I finally was happy.
In 2009, I decided that is time for me to move to North America to[ try out ] taste my English that I learnt from TV. And it worked, with a "big" exception that you can see in my writings. I am not so confident in my grammar abilities, but what the heck, wing it!
Here I started from zero. I went back to school to become a librarian, but when I realized that is not the same level of professionalism and passion as in Romania, I changed my options: so instead I become [ became ] a records manager. Super dull, no?
I thank you my Lord, for not having ever a daffy moment. Today, after forty something years, I still don't know what's my calling? So I jump from one extreme situation to the next in the name of my old calling: curiosity.
Someone told me that death will not find[ me ] in my bed, she will need to dig for me, and it will not be an easy find. By know[ now. ], you know me: now you see me, now you don't!
So, dear Lord, what's my calling?
[ I seem to always do . . ..]Always to do the opposite? Or maybe to apply the trial and error in everything I do? Also(,) I am the[ result of all. . . ] as of all the second chances. Lucky me! Someboy[ Somebody ] told me that we are the sum of all of our errors. One think[ thing ] I know for sure, no matter what I will end up doing, I will always follow you, my dear God.
Best wishes.
Respectfully, Jan
reply by the author on 25-Feb-2021
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I loved reading this to learn more about your life, Iza. You have led and continue to lead an interesting life. I like the many examples you give readers about that part.
May I suggest ~
Sometimes I stop running and wonder: what is actually my calling? I like to identify myself as a planner, but then I get bored and push everything down, waiting for the[ delete 'the' ] fate to intervene.
When I started my fastidious[ adventurous ] life, I planned to be a flight attendant, but then I realize [ realized ] I am too short for that. In Romania at that time(,) you had to be good looking, and at least 1. 70 meters tall, so you can [ could ] reach the above compartment and also ... slim, so you can [ could ] sneak between the chairs with the food and drinks.
I was all of the below [above. ]:
Coming to Canada and watching real attendants in action, I realized that all my glamour [ glamorous ideas ] representation about this job was [were ] just an illusion. You actually don't get to visit any cities, because you just jump to the next assigned flight. Also the job, now looking without my pink glasses, it's [ is a . . . ] a crappy job in fancy clothes, because you are just an airborne server or plainly said [a waitress. . . ] waitress with no tip.
Then[ While ] in four grade, I wanted to be a tour guide. I still think that I missed my chance with this career choice. In Romania(,) all you need to do it's [ is go . . . ] go to the university and take Geography[ no capital letter on geography ]. I realized that I am perfect for this job, I have the personality and of course the looks. You don't have to be tall, pretty, slim, just funny. You know in 2013, when I took a trip to Cuba(,) I decided to buy an excursion to Cayo Largo.
I remember like it was yesterday, it was [ New Year's Eve ]the New Year Eve. My trip started at 4 am, when I landed up[ delete up ] in the bus next to the tour guide. He was pretty worked out, because he didn't speak any English, and he had two Norwegians that were screaming that they booked the trip with translation in English, and two other[ others ] that were speaking French and just a little bit of English. I was in[ on ] a bus full of Russian and I felt blessed, you know anyone from Europe [ is considered my family ] it's my family.
I told Diego, that I will[ would ] help out. He can [ could ] talk in Russian and I will [ would ] translate in English. You think [ You ask, Okay, what's in it for you?], okay what's in for you? Well I love to help, but also to taste [ try ] my linguistic charm. I think I did a pretty good job, because the Norwegians stopped screaming about not having an official tour guide with English abilities, and after a Mojito I start[ started] speaking perfectly French.
I remember arriving at Cayo; from there we had to take a catamaran. God was so good to me, guess who I met on board? Two families of Bulgarians, and one from Brazil. I can tell you my day was already looking like a linguistic feast. I speak Bulgarian, so here was my chance to remember my student years. And then I was so curious to see if I understand [ understood ] Portuguese. Well I understood so and so, and my answers were very funny. When Diego was speaking in Spanish with me, I was answering half and half; I mean half Spanish, half Italian.
At the end the trip, I even got a fat tip, which means the four tourists were happy with my service. Of course I [ did not keep ]have not kept the money, I offered them [ it ] to Diego, after all(,) this was his territory. I did the same in[ on ] another trip, and you know what, they offered me an official job as a translator and guide tour for the hotel. Thinking back, I should have accepted the offer.
That was my calling and was coming with great perks, free accommodation, food and a decent salary, bonus sun all year round and my friend(,) the Ocean(,) at my door step. But, no, I had to come back to my boring and cold Oh, Canada, to the dull husband and the same old lousy life.
Then I wanted to be a teacher. And finally(,) I got the official education for it, but I didn't like it, because the old farts were[ would not allow me to teach ] ] not allowing teaching my kids the way I wanted. So when I was studying in Bulgaria to become a teacher, I was spending a lot of time in the library, so I fall [ fell ] in love with this profession. I was [ a ]teacher for a month during my practicum, and then after I finished university for two weeks. That's all from me asa [ as a ] teacher, I could've been succesful[ successful ], but they never let me.... Their loss, right?
So I came back to Romania, and started to work as a librarian. I loved my job, I finally was happy.
In 2009, I decided that is time for me to move to North America to[ try out ] taste my English that I learnt from TV. And it worked, with a "big" exception that you can see in my writings. I am not so confident in my grammar abilities, but what the heck, wing it!
Here I started from zero. I went back to school to become a librarian, but when I realized that is not the same level of professionalism and passion as in Romania, I changed my options: so instead I become [ became ] a records manager. Super dull, no?
I thank you my Lord, for not having ever a daffy moment. Today, after forty something years, I still don't know what's my calling? So I jump from one extreme situation to the next in the name of my old calling: curiosity.
Someone told me that death will not find[ me ] in my bed, she will need to dig for me, and it will not be an easy find. By know[ now. ], you know me: now you see me, now you don't!
So, dear Lord, what's my calling?
[ I seem to always do . . ..]Always to do the opposite? Or maybe to apply the trial and error in everything I do? Also(,) I am the[ result of all. . . ] as of all the second chances. Lucky me! Someboy[ Somebody ] told me that we are the sum of all of our errors. One think[ thing ] I know for sure, no matter what I will end up doing, I will always follow you, my dear God.
Best wishes.
Respectfully, Jan
Comment Written 24-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 25-Feb-2021
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Hi Jan thank you so much for your grammar correction. I don't know when I will be able to write without mistakes.
Comment from estory
I think its a great narrative that articulates this sense of lost chances in life that we all have. We all dream of these sexy jobs, airline stewardess or tour guide, only to discover its not as exciting as it seems, and you have to deal with this same unappreciative public that takes you for granted, the same boring spouse, the same boring apartment and the same boring routine. I once wanted to be an architect. Should have stuck with that I guess, but in the end, I have ended up alright with a fair amount of adventure on the way. Adventure is the key, I think. estory
reply by the author on 25-Feb-2021
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I think its a great narrative that articulates this sense of lost chances in life that we all have. We all dream of these sexy jobs, airline stewardess or tour guide, only to discover its not as exciting as it seems, and you have to deal with this same unappreciative public that takes you for granted, the same boring spouse, the same boring apartment and the same boring routine. I once wanted to be an architect. Should have stuck with that I guess, but in the end, I have ended up alright with a fair amount of adventure on the way. Adventure is the key, I think. estory
Comment Written 24-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 25-Feb-2021
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Thank you so much, and I agree with you , adventure is the key:)
Comment from Mastery
Hi Iza. I like this post a lot. It is downright "cute" if you understand my meaning. Cute, because you are so frank and honest in your telling of it all. Believe it or not, everyone in this country will not expose their background that well. It will be winner in the contest. Guaranteed. :) Bob
reply by the author on 25-Feb-2021
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Hi Iza. I like this post a lot. It is downright "cute" if you understand my meaning. Cute, because you are so frank and honest in your telling of it all. Believe it or not, everyone in this country will not expose their background that well. It will be winner in the contest. Guaranteed. :) Bob
Comment Written 24-Feb-2021
reply by the author on 25-Feb-2021
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Thank you so much Mr. Bob, your words of encouragements means the world to me:)
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Go get em Iza! Bob
