Gabriela Marie

Lately I've been having second thoughts about pursuing a career as a lawyer. What's in that particular profession which would make it ideal for me? Nothing, really. I love debating, and I like public speaking, but that's about it. My uncle's a lawyer, and it seems like a pretty mundane job by the way he describes it. I would only be in it for the good pay, but even these days, getting a J.D. isn't necessarily a lisence to print money. The tuition for law schools is skyrocketing and many students graduate wallowed in almost $100,000 in debt. No thank you!

My passion is in the fine arts without a doubt. I feel like I would be wasting my entire life if I didn't pursue my heart's desire. I know that sounds totally dumb and cliche, but it's true. In my drawing class the other day my professor asked me if I was fine arts major, and I told her that I was considering it, and that ideally, I would want to become a fine arts professor. She said that even though competition is fierce, I have enough talent to make it happen. Ugh, I don't know! I talked to another friend of mine who's mom is a design/drawing professor at Cornish Collge of the Arts, which is a very prestigious art school here in Seattle, and he said that his mom loves her job but doesn't get paid very much. Will I be financially unstable and fail to make ends meet if I pursue this career? Painting and drawing are basically the loves of my life, and I don't want to give them up. Yea, yea..I know that I can do them as hobbies when I get older, but that won't satisfy me. Plus, I probably won't have time, anyways.

I really don't know what to do. I already know that I'm going to get a degree in Humanities and then get a second degree in English, in order for me to teach English in Korea for a few years after I graduate. My aunt runs an academy in Seoul and asked me to teach there once I was finished with college. Native-speaking English teachers get paid extremely well there, and I'm hoping to save up money to go to graduate school and get a Masters in Fine Arts. Ideally. I really want to go talk to my professor after class on Tuesday and ask for some guidance.

Can anyone give me some advice?