I guess this has become somewhat of a mantra to me at the moment. It's incredibly the amount of people who try and bring me down when I tell them what I want to do in my future.
"NO, I don't know why you're doing a journalism degree, there are no jobs out there"
"NO, you won't be able to become a foreign correspondent, you need to be extremely good to get into that kind of career"
"NO, I don't understand why you would risk your life going to places just to report a stupid story"
"NO, nothing you can do will change the situation of Indigenous Australia"
"NO, you probably won't finish your degree you will get bored too quickly"
"NO, you can't change the world, stop trying now"
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Are you serious guys? Is this your attitude to life?
I'll get back to you on our deathbeds and see whose life was more meaningful.
You have no idea how incredibly blessed we are to live in Australia, attend this University and have a fantastic quality of life, where to me, the opportunities are endless.
I have the power to get a degree, I have the power to be a journalist, I have the power to travel, I have the power to tell the stories of those without a voice.
I do have the power to change the world.
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