Multipotentialism and the Kaleidoscope World of Scanners

Growing up, I had varied interests. Like all little girls, at one stage in my life, I wanted to be a ballerina, gliding and pirouetting to Tchaikovsky’s nutcracker. Way before I thought of becoming a medical doctor, I wanted to be the lead at Broadway musicals. I remember watching Moulin Rouge and Smash as an adolescent and imagining myself as the star of the moment. I always thought I would focus on one passion when I was much older. That I would finally streamline and become monogamous regarding my professional choices.

I was wrong.

High school saw me wanting to be a doctor. However, I also courted a serious affection for literature and languages. I knew I could not do everything at the same time at the university. I knew I had to settle. The way I saw it I could always write and learn languages outside the ivy halls. The rational option was obvious at that point.

I took my UTME* with Medicine (MBBS) boldly written on my form. (Un)fortunately, man proposes, and JAMB* disposes and that was how I finally had to settle for biochemistry. In university, I dabbled a little in music and learned how to play musical instruments. Post-graduation, I fed my love for psychology and philosophy.

I recently put a name on this continuous quest for novelty knowledge-wise…