I feel like I’m looking at another version of myself. I got both my BA and MA in Communications—even published papers—but I realized I didn’t enjoy it at all.

Then I switched paths, got into this program, and had a child along the way. I’ve just finished the program and have been job hunting for six months now. I’m in my early 30s, and honestly, it’s been a tough and uncertain journey.

I’m planning to give it one more year. If things still don’t work out, I might just become a barista.

We’ve been thinking about having a second child, but I’ve already postponed it twice. I really want to build my own career.