A Maiden In The World of History

It is a sunny day. On the famous Yonge Street, a small white car is sprinting; as it approaches, people can hear the charming melody of classical music escaping out of the clear window. Finally, it stops in front of the Toronto Museum. While the shiny polished door opens by an elegant, long arm, a young women, wearing a pure white dress with very limited decorations, enters the field of vision. That is me, in the age of 25 years old.

I still remember the years when I was 18, enrolling in the University of Toronto. During those 4 years, I experienced happiness, sadness, pride, friendship, and many other commemorate events. As the reward to my true effort, I got a Bachelor degree in both Asian Studies and Chemistry. Today, I am a conservator working in the Toronto Museum, who keeps history alive for all to see.

Everyday, I sit in my own little room and involve in my own little world. Paintings, books, ceramic art, and all types of ancient cultural artefacts are my best friends, associate and communicate with them is my daily routine . Inappropriate light, humidity, temperature, pollution, pests, human accidents, and time are my foes; I need to be aware of them of "wearing and tearing" the priceless valuables.

In fact, this is a very ordinary and averaged job, which requires the work of 8 hours a day and 5 days a week. As well as my wage, which is between 30,000 to 40,000 dollars a year. I started with being a intern, then slowly achieve to my stage now, a formal conservator. After a few years, I will become a head conservator who supervises other new learners. I am very satisfied with my life now. Not like other fashionable girls who also born after the 1990s, my life does not involve with the romantic love and precious jewelleries. On the contrary, my life is overwhelmed with books and antiques. I can still recall that during high school, when I was only 17, every night, I was dreaming so eagerly as being a girl who born 2000 years earlier, so I can get connected with those fascinating ancient events and traditions. Although I have not turned my dream into reality, but I make it part of my life every day. To turn my hobby into my job, I feel fortunate.