Growing up, I can't really recall there having been one particular profession I was ever stuck upon. For a little while I was into archaeology, but then I realized that is a career with very little future unless you are the next Howard Carter (I'm not). I still love and will always love ancient history, but, outside of teaching it, I don't see much I could do with it. Even so, I have found a new passion over the last few years that I currently have my sights on: LANGUAGES! Sadly, next semester I have had to give up Arabic due to scheduling, but I hope to pick it back up one day (sophomore year, hopefully). I am considering being ridiculous and looking into Rosetta Stone, but we'll see. Nonetheless, I plan to keep up with what I learned this semester and to look further into the book in an attempt to teach myself bits and pieces. (I say that now, but come next semester, I doubt this happens. Maybe if I am motivated I will do it over Christmas and the summer.)
If I ever get the chance to, I would also like to start another language, in addition to Arabic, that is based on a less complicated alphabet... and by that, I mean the Latin alphabet. I know we offer Swahili, and before you judge me too much, think about it: how many people outside of Africa speak Swahili? How useful could someone in America who speaks Swahili be to organizations/businesses with ties to Africa? The UN? Pretty darn useful. :-) I was also thinking French. I would say Russian (Cyrillic alphabet, I know), but I heard their grammar is even more intense than German grammar, and that is intense in its own right.
In the next 3.5 years I would gladly participate in an internship, considering the importance of networking. I know I have all intentions of obtaining a Master's degree, and I am actually thinking that, if I enjoy studying abroad in Germany for a year, then I will try to get my Master's degree over there. Having a degree from a German university makes getting a job with a German-based company/institution easier, or so I have been told by Lena (my good friend in Schwäbisch Gmünd... good luck pronouncing that one!!). One of my considerations is to get a teaching degree to teach English as a foreign language, and, considering I don't speak Spanish, I doubt such a degree would be very useful for me in the US. That is fine with me, though, because I have no intentions of staying permanently!
I thought the presentation today was very informative, and I definitely feel a lot more comfortable going into the Career Center during my time here as an undergraduate to help find internships, write a résumé, and look for a future job. I suppose the most informative part of it was just showing us where the Career Center is and allowing us to see how approachable the staff seems to be. It also made us aware of how many resources they have, which aren't strictly dedicated to finding a job after graduating your senior year, which, for some reason, I tended to think was the main purpose of the Career Center.
This time in 5 days I will be at home. I am pumped. While at home I plan to relax, see some friends, and eat turkey (in addition to writing this U101 paper and doing other homework). Mostly just turkey. And pumpkin pie. I. Love. Pumpkin. Pie. (And all things pumpkin.) I also plan to spend plenty of time bothering (not really--I consider them friends, and I think they think the same of me... At least, I hope so!) my brothers and their friends. As mentioned in a previous blog--I believe the one about traditions--I spend more time with my brothers and their friends than with my own friends. Though I only have 2 brothers, I feel like I have at least 5, and that is fine with me.
I will dedicate more time to Turkey Day when the time comes. There are two blog assignments for next week, and one is strictly Thanksgiving, so I don't want to elaborate too much here and leave myself with nothing to write about in a week from now... from chilly, Christmas-y Bethlehem, PA.
I should go read, because I have a lot of reading due for tomorrow, but I bet, when I post this, I read it and check for typos and then either listen to more music or watch 'Arrested Development' on Hulu. (Did you know they have all 3 seasons available in their entirety?? Crazy. Also, I tried to find a good AD quote for the title of this blog, but many of them are inappropriate... The one I chose is from Lucille #1.)
Adios!
Holland
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