Academia can be extremely frustrating at times... my process of getting through qualifications has been likened to joining a sorority; maybe I'm just too fat or ugly to get in... People keep saying "it's perseverance that will get you through". The question for me becomes "when is it no longer worth the struggle?" To that end, I give you my list of alternative careers, just in case today puts me over the edge...
-Goat farmer/cheese maker (Switzerland may be a good place for this, no?)
-Personal shopper (as I will have no money, I will need to spend someone else's)
-Roadie (I love live music, and I think I could talk my way onto the Andrew Bird tour)
-Dog-walker (New York, for sure, would be the place for this one)
-Hobby enthusiast (I'm not sure this is an actual job, but I can think of a lot of hobbies I'd like to take up...)
-Tailor (always wanted to learn to sew, seems that it would be very rewarding to make clothes)
-Travel book writer (hey, if Steve can do it, why not I?)
At least I have some options...
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Heh- been thinking of you this week with your quals. This list reminded me of when I (shh) flunked out of college and my mom called me all teary one night because she'd seen an ad on TV for truck-driver school.
Mom said: "all this time I thought you should go to college and I just pushed it on you! You could be a truck driver! Maybe that's what you're supposed to be!"
that is fantastic. thanks, Amy!
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