Why Journalism?

I have been frequently asked about this question but to be honest 9/10 I have not given an honest answer. But today I decided to be honest.So where do we start? While growing up It never crossed my mind, my childhood dream was to be a doctor like any other kid growing up in those days. But I had a problem with that dream, I hated Maths and Science was not one of my strongest subjects even though I continued with the two until matric. So I knew from my grade 10 that I will never be a doctor or become a geologist as my parents had hope for because I was not even close in making those entry requirements for either Medicine or Geologist both at Medunsa and at UCT.

So that where my dream of being a journalist was realised during those late evenings trying to do theory of pythagorus and solving x. Journalism became the only clearer path I can follow and as I lived with that dream each and everyday of my late high school years.I told myself that I love writing and reading so I can be a good journalist.

I lived in that dream until one day when I first saw a woman by the name of Gloria Brown doing soccer analysis on my television screen that my dream of being a journalist became more than just a second choice after my failed dream of being a doctor. I had always loved watching soccer and in fact Im not just your ordinary soccer viewer, I am a fanatic supporter of the beautiful game and who knows if I had been given a chance to play the game like my younger brother maybe I could have excelled (but you know the rules of my culture, a woman place is in the kitchen).

So in summing up everything, I am doing journalism with the hope of becoming a soccer commentator or reporter depending on how you want to call it.