Interview with Colleen

For the Interview, I chose to Interview my good friend Colleen. I chose to Interview her because we became great friends during the fall of 2009 during an MET class at Greenfield community of interests College. The interview took indue on February 1 1, 2009 after school at the Greenfield Community College library. I asked her several questions active her life and goals, and I learned many interesting facts more or less 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 let that passion die. Enjoy riding and relish the movement of the horse beneath me. When I ride, I feel like nothing can touch me its just me and my horse. Being homesteaded let her explore unlike passions she had. It gave her extra time to spend learning farm management at a local farm, also awarding her to pursue her growing passion for emergency health check care. While In high school she joined her local antiaircraft gun plane sections Junior department. I nominate that I had a lot to ground connective the Northfield Jar.Program, I was about to embark Into a field thats considered a male dominant field ND me being a female, I had more to prove to my fellow hotheads. Colleen knew at a young age that she wanted to follow in her grandfathers footsteps and become a firefighter. When asked how her family feels about her chosen race she stated, My family doesnt accept my chosen race path. They dont understand why their little girl would want to run into a burning construct when others are running out. I asked Colleen how she felt about this, Its something that Eve come to accept with my family.Thought-out life my parents never really supported me In any of my decisions that Ive made, I just take it with a grain of coarseness and do whats best for me. An example of how her parents dont support her decision in the fire service is recently she learned of Wild ardor Course in Languorous, kitty that a fter completing this course she would have attained her wild fire red card, which would enable her to be part of the Massachusetts Wild Fire ring which travels to California and many other western 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 modal value in hell Im going 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 enough 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 Medical Services. She is looking forwar d to finishing her associates degree and advancing 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 bring forward when. Every time my pager goes off call, I still find it hard to believe that when I step out that door, Im the difference between that errors who called 911 backing or dying and to me thats a feeling 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 and prove to others that they were right 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, telling her dont listen to what others hav e to say, I know 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 plentiful time Job as a firefighter/met. Eventually going on and continuing her Emergency Medical career and becoming a paramedic. 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 know 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 military position I know that shell one day reach her ultimate goal of becoming a paramedic. I wish him the best of luck wherever him career in emergency medicine and becoming a firefight