Interview with Colleen

For the Interview, I chose to Interview my good friend Colleen. I chose to Interview her because we became capital friends during the fall of 2009 during an MET course of action at Greenfield lodge College. The interview took place on February 1 1, 2009 after give lessons at the Greenfield Community College library. I asked her several(prenominal) questions to the highest degree her life and goals, and I learned many interesting facts approximately her Growing up she began to have a passion for working with horses. At the age of eight, she began taking rolling lessons and hasnt allow that passion die. Enjoy move and experienceing the movement of the horse beneath me. When I ride, I feel identical nothing can touch me its just me and my horse. Being homesteaded let her explore different passions she had. It gave her extra time to spend learning rear management at a local farm, also allowing her to lock her evolution passion for fatality medical care. While In high schoo l she joined her local fire departments Junior department. I found that I had a lot to prove joining the Northfield Jar.Program, I was ab let on to board Into a field thats considered a male dominant field ND me being a female, I had more to prove to my fellow firefighters. Colleen knew at a young age that she cute to follow in her grandfathers footsteps and obtain a firefighter. When asked how her family feels about her chosen move she stated, My family doesnt accept my chosen career travel guidebook. They dont understand why their little girl would want to run into a burning building when others are discharge out. I asked Colleen how she felt about this, Its something that evening come to accept with my family.Thought-out life my parents never really back up me In any of my decisions that Ive made, I just take it with a atom of salt and do whats best for me. An example of how her parents dont support her decision in the fire suffice is recently she learned of Wild Fir e feast in Languorous, Mass that after completing this course she would have achieve her wild fire red card, which would enable her to be part of the milliampere Wild Fire crew which travels to California and many other horse opera states during the summer to help fight the wild fires.When she asked her mother if she could attend this class her mother replied, There is no way in hell Im spill to let my daughter travel to California and fight wild fires, I dont support you being on the fire department as is and you should be happy that youre on the local fire department, that should be go sufficient for you. Colleen wants nothing more than to further her training and skills in the fire service and with her parents holding her back, she wonders If she will ever get the chance. Colleen Is currently active In academics and beginning her career.Colleen Is currently a part-time student at Greenfield Community College majoring in Fire Science Technology with a minor in Emergency med ical examination Services. She is looking forward to finishing her associates degree and move on her career as a Firefighter and an Emergency Medical Technician. In April of 2009, Colleen achieved her goal of becoming a certified Massachusetts Eve wanted since I cant remember when. Every time my pager goes off call, I still bob up it hard to believe that when I step out that door, Im the difference between that errors who called 911 living or dying and to me thats a spot that I dont think Ill never get use to. Going though the MET basic class Colleen sometimes found herself questioning her career path she had chosen. She would find herself second guessing herself and wondering why she went down this road. She wanted to at times drop the class, but she knew that it would only prove to others that they were justly and that she didnt belong in the manly male dominate field of emergency medicine. She would have dropped the class if it wasnt for her current boyfriend a allow met/if, grievous her dont listen to what others have to say, I chicane that youre going to make a great met/if and dont let anyone else tell you differently.With the backing of her boyfriend, Colleen went on to achieving and becoming a Massachusetts MET-Basic. After completing her associates degree at ICC, Colleen hopes to actively pursue and find a full time Job as a firefighter/met. Eventually going on and continuing her Emergency Medical career and becoming a paramedical. After graduation Colleen would love to find a full time Job as a paramedic/ airfreight for a local fire department. At some point Colleen would like to attend the Massachusetts Fire Academy in Stow, Massachusetts.After talking and interviewing Ryan Eve learned that shes not your typical kind of girl. Most guys I screw wouldnt run into a burning building as others are running out. I have a lot of respect for her pursuing a career that is male dominate. With Ryan can do attitude I know that shell one day reach her ul timate goal of becoming a paramedic. I wish him the best of luck wherever him career in emergency medicine and becoming a firefight