<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishNilipokuwa nikitoa kiapo cha kuwa mwanasheria mwenye leseni katika jimbo la Iowa, ambalo ni jimbo dogo la kilimo lililoko katikati ya magharibi mwa nchi yetu, niliamini kwa matumaini na kimakosa kwamba maisha yangu katika huduma za kisheria yangekuwa mafupi.  <response>: As I was sworn in as a licensed attorney in the state of Iowa-which is a small rural farming state located in the midwestern part of our country-I optimistically and mistakenly believed that my life in legal services would be a short one. 