Find what you love..

A local Photographer in my home town, Maryborough Qld, conducted a series of stories told by young Australians for the ABC called 'I am 18'.
I felt obliged to share my passion and hopefully, create awareness and inspire some young Australians. Here is a little piece of me, hope you enjoy.

Interview with Marta, 18:

The way I see it, it seems in our small community in the Fraser Coast, especially Maryborough, there aren't many opportunities to grab. 
But if you're ready and eager to find/create your own and work for it, then there are plenty. 
Setting up my business was quite enjoyable and everything seemed like it was meant to be. I picked a name for my dance school Fraser Coast BellyDance, registered an ABN, sourced a place to hold my classes, bought insurance and off I went (as well as eleven years of dancing to build the knowledge allowing me to create a dance school). 
My experiences and my mother and father have taught me to never give up. Life is a process.  If you want it, you can achieve it.
Secret is you just need the passion. Also, don't let the bastards grind you down.
Most important things to me right now is learning: growing and expanding my knowledge of all the things I'm passionate about and find new things to become passionate about. 
Travel. I want to explore and find out just how the world is, being part of the new generation of adults, and realising how the world is, in some cases, terrifying.
I do my part every day to 'be the change I want to see in the world' but it feels like its not enough sometimes. I think about it a lot and it doesn't seem like others do.  It's such a burden.  It feels like I literally carry the weight of the earth's problems on my shoulders! 

There is so much that I could say but I don't know where to start.
Advice to others my age would be to find what you love and do it for the rest of your life! 
Photo: Adam Marlow

You can find other stories from Australians here:
https://open.abc.net.au/explore/83684