Title:

Life Changes

Conversation:

Announcer: The time just after leaving school is when young people face a lot of change in their lives.

We talked to three people about how their lives have changed and their plans for the future.

Reza: My name is Reza, and I'm a lawyer. I work in Boston at a large law firm downtown.

In college, I was a political science major.

And after college, I went to Washington D.C to work in politics.

I worked on Capitol Hill for about two years, which is where the government is, and it's also the center of the city.

Working in government I learned more about the law. And I wanted to get more education in the law.

I decided I wanted to come back home and go to law school in Boston.

When I graduated, I had a job ready for me, and I started work right away at the firm.

The stress level now is a lot different than when I was in law school.

In law school, you're stressing about your academics,

But when you're practicing law, as a lawyer, you're worried about doing the best job you can on those projects that you're working on for your clients.

For the future, I hope to have a wife. I hope to have a family,... kids.

And I hope to love the work that I'm doing and to be excited about it every day that I wake up.

Kim: (on phone) Yes, it's Kim Kalunian from the Warwick Beacon. I'm just fine.

How are you? (interview) I'm a freelance reporter for the Warwick Beacon.

The Warwick Beacon is a small newspaper, located in my hometown, Warwick, Rhode Island.

I actually got into this business by accident.

In high school, we had to do an internship.

I was interested in theater, so I approached the editor of the Beacon and asked if I could do some theater reviews.

He accepted me as an intern, but he wanted me to write about everything.

After I finished my internship, my editor offered me a position as a freelance reporter, and I immediately accepted the offer.

I was really lucky to get the job. But I'm a freelancer, so I’m responsible for discovering my own news.

In the future, I hope to write for a larger publication that's more widely read.

I'd really love to interview someone famous, like the president of the United States.

Robert: My name is Robert. I went to school at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts.

I majored in English and Philosophy because I'm a student of how people think.

I do improv comedy, and I make people laugh three or four times a week.

‘'Improv' is short for'improvisation,\" where people make up things without any preparation.

When a show starts, we'll ask an audience member for a suggestion.

Maybe we'll ask, “What's your favorite food?\" And they might say, \"Spaghetti.\"

And from there, we'll think of something funny to do using the input of'spaghetti.\"

I started taking classes in comedy after graduating from Tufts, and now I know enough comedy that I teach people.

Pass that focus and concentration all the way around the circle. Good. Make that eye contact. Make it crisp!

I'm much happier now than when I was in college because I've found something that really makes me happy.

Good! All right! Good!

(interview) Five years from now, I would love to be working on a TV show in Hollywood or performing on a major stage in New York or Chicago.

Announcer: Reza, Kim, and Robert have all made plans for their careers and future lives.

Let's hope that their plans, and your plans, are a great success.