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One of my nieces is taking violin lessons. She’s no Hilary Hahn, Midori, Joshua Bell, or Anne-Sophie Mutter but my niece enjoys learning the intricacies of the violin. My other niece is more into building things like my brother. My sister was always a great sketch artist when she was the twins age. I was a voracious reader and wrote in my journal cliched stuff like my hopes and dreams. I wrote a bit of poetry at twelve and thirteen but wrote more intensely when I was in my thirties. None of us would be considered child prodigies like the folks I first mentioned above but I think at twelve years old just navigating middle school is hard enough.

Although I love to travel I couldn’t see myself living out of a suitcase monthly to write travel books. I love to fly but mainly once or twice a year not monthly. Maybe I could have been a great travel agent but they are obsolete now with the internet and DIY apps like Expedia and Travelocity. Maybe I could have been a script doctor but my imagination isn’t that creative and I’d probably had to live in Hollywood to really earn a living and that’s a non starter for me. I love to sing 🎤 but have stage fright so that possibility was out. I’m a huge theater buff but again the stage fright would stop me from putting both feet on the stage. Ballet 🩰 was my world when I was eight and nine but when we moved to Germany that dream ended. I love shopping and could have been a personal shopper for someone ( how hard could that job be?). I love watching football and tennis and maybe could have been an analyst or side line reporter but I’m more of an introvert and would constantly worry about my weight ( although I do that anyway). My mum always thought I’d be a good “Barbara Walters” because I liked to asked a lot of questions but I chose a different major in college. I could have been a literary agent like Jackie O living in NYC since l love that city. But I chose the wrong major. I could have been a professional marathon runner if only I were twenty five pounds slimmer with a healthy back and knees. I could have been married with children oh wait I was married.

What are you particularly good at?

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