Those of you who read my posts regularly have probably noticed that I changed my blog's title from Honduras Guera to One Year in Honduras. I may need to change it again.
I have no idea what I'm going to do next year. At one point I was thinking about getting my Ph.D. in Urban Education at UCLA (or at least trying), but the deadline for that program is in, like, a week, and I've done nothing. (And even if I had done something, I'm not really sure that a Ph.D. is really what I want to do with my life.) I was also thinking about other MA programs (most notably Latin American History), but I'm thinking that I need to get off the MA bandwagon for a while. I've also given some thought to community college teaching, but despite my 1.5 MAs, it doesn't seem like I'm really qualified for any of the positions I want (tenure-track Sociology or History). So what the heck am I supposed to do with my life? And shouldn't I have this figured out by now? I'm freaking 30 years old!
So maybe I should just stay in Honduras for another year. I make good money here, it's a nice environment, and I really do have amazing students. There's nothing really keeping me here, but there's nothing really drawing me back to the states, either. I mean, I would like to see my friends and family more, but how much do I really see them when I am in the states? And if I were here next year, I'd have more money to fly home more often and visit. AND, if I did go back to the states, I'd have to get a job--most likely a teaching job--and I'm just as ambivalent about teaching in the states as I am about everything else in my life right now.
So I think I'll be in Honduras for at least another year. Comments...?
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2 comments:
Definitely come back to the US, but not CA. I hear Oklahoma is nice. . . .
Dude. As much as it would suck to have you in Honduras for another year, you have to do what makes you happy. I wouldn't get to see you if you moved back here (unless you moved back *here*, lol), but at least I can call you when you're living on US soil!!
Maybe you should go to law school and get into immigration law. Or teach integrated classes at the elementary level. Or go into social services. Or start a not-for-profit business to help underprivileged kids get through school and into college. Or something :-). But be happy!
And I find it hard to believe that you're not qualified to teach community college. Do tell, just what requirements are you missing?!
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