My name is Osayi, this is my first blog, so I'll use it to introduce myself to the blogosphere. My goal is to utilize blogging to answer a lot of life's questions or gain better perspective on how people think and reason through life's matters. Back to my introduction. Well I am originally from Nigeria, I moved to Boston in 1997. My reason for coming to Boston was to attend college. Well I started that journey in '99 and completed my undergraduate degree in 2003 at Northeastern University, following that I took a year off, like most people do, and went back for a Masters Degree in Engineering Management. I will be done next month, thank God. Unfortunately now I am beginning to realize that the major I selected is not something I'm really passionate about. At this point I am trying to rewind and figure out how I got on the wrong track and did not realize it sooner, this has lead me to ask; How do people decide what they want to pursue in college? So far I have found that a lot of things influence this decision, Quest for status, money, acceptance, happiness also things like culture, upbringing, etc, affect this decision. I believe a love/passion for what you pick is the idea influence as to what you chose, but most times, the other things are just so strong that they cloud your vision. Does any one out there agree with me on this or am I the only one seeing this as an issue. I think this world will be a better place if everyone is doing what they are passionate about then we won't have co-workers complaining to us everyday about how much they hate their job....