i realized for my work in the nonprofit sector, my place is in
admin. I would like to work in HQ as opposed to working in the field
(though i would like to be able to go out to the field, too). i came
upon this conclusion based on my current job and from what i have
envisioned for myself for the longest time. my current job is doing data entry.
before i got this job i used to think data entry as a boring job. it
might be if i only had to work with numbers. however, the data i work
with is non-numeric. i can actually make sense of it, i know what it
deals with, i can see how it helps the nonprofit. it is interesting to
me. as far as what i envisioned, i always wanted to work and live
abroad--in europe. so i put these two things together and that is where
i'm at now. it does affect my school choices a bit. i will still have to
study international development in some way but it might be as a
concentration instead of the major. i might be going into nonprofit
management (though i do not intend to manage a nonprofit - still working
it out).
another thing i realized is that if i do my graduate
work at a part-time schedule, it will take me 3-4 years to finish(!) the
flip side is that it will give me more time to intern and i will
have enough professional experience by the time i graduate to find a good job. not a bad
trade-off.
Good luck with making your decisions. Believe me, what your going through, the process of following-up on ideas, then discarding, then replacing with new ones... I've been there. The only thing that I would say is don't lock yourself in too tightly in terms of timelines. If you know what you want, don't be afraid of spending time pursuing it. SOmetimes you just have to put in the time, and longer than you want. SOme of the opporunities that you think you'll miss might not be so great at the end of the day. Oh! And don't forget to look at Germany and Scandinavia for school.
ReplyDeletethanks. i appreciate the input :) i'm feeling rushed although i know it's all in my head. sigh.
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