Choosing a profession is one of the most important decisions one has to make. I want to be a doctor. This profession is one of the oldest in the world. This job requires a lot of skills and knowledge. In my opinion, only those ones who truly want to help people can become good doctors.
They do not just listen to the patient complaints. A doctor has to make a diagnosis and give a prescription. And this cannot be done without an appropriate training and high level of professionalism.
There are both advantages and disadvantages in being a doctor. First of all, you do not have weekends or holidays. You have to work at nights and change your plans because of an emergency call. Another disadvantage is that sometimes you have to deal with fatal illnesses. It can be very stressful.
However, there are more advantages than disadvantages. Everyone treats doctors with great respect. There are no limits for improvement in this profession. And the last, but not the least is joy and gratitude of a recovered patient.
I like New Year's Day, it is my favourite holiday. The 1st of January is a winter holiday and now it is the first day of the New Year. Peter the First changed the Russian calendar in 1699. He made the 31st of December, 1699 the last day of the year. The first of January 1700 became New Year's Day.
The 1st of January is in the middle of winter. The weather is usually fine and there is a lot of snow everywhere. As the 1st of January is a holiday I don't go to school and my parents don't go to work.
Our family prepares for this holiday beforehand. My father buys and brings home a beautiful New Year's tree at the end of December. Our family has a tradition to buy it. I like to decorate the New Year's tree with toys, little coloured lights, sweets and a beautiful star on the top. My mother and grandmother prepare our holiday supper and lay the table. I make a cake. All the members of our family clean the flat before this nice holiday and then each of us try to dress well.
We like to see the New Year in at home with our relatives. They come to see us at 11 o'clock in the evening. At 12 o'clock we are sitting at the table and we are glad to see the New Year in. We say, "Best wishes for the New Year!". I hope that next year will be better than the last one.
The New Year's Day is always connected with our new hopes and dreams. It is a pleasant moment to get presents on the New Year's Eve. I usually get many nice useful things from my parents and relatives. My parents put their presents under the New Year's tree. We don't go to bed till morning, we watch TV, dance, eat tasty things and make jokes. I enjoy this holiday very much.