Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she phoned to tell me that what she really wanted to do was travelling around the world, so she was looking into the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several advertisements in the newspaper for student teacher of English abroad, and she was interested in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided that this would be a good way to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to apply for the job. The reply took a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately got in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was determined that nothing would prevent her from doing what she had set out to do. A few days before the interview, she had a very strange dream in which she gave birth to a beautiful baby. She was a little nervous and worried about the dream and phoned to ask me what I thought it might mean. As I knew something about dreams, I was able to assure her that it only symbolized her desire to do well in the interview.