Part One
So I'm wondering if I should start considering grad schools, or whether I
should just get a job and continue on the path of intense Japanese
Language studying. I mean, the book I'm currently using is alright but
it isn't the best. I know there is a book out there that is the best for
me and that I just have to find it. I also know that being a translator
for Japanese/English things has a lot of tough competition since so
many people speak the English language. So I was considering learning
Italian to help me go further. I don't know what path I should actually
go down since I do have to think about these things rather soon. I will
probably be spending a helluva lot of time down at the school's Career
Development Center as a result. I have too many options, but not enough
either at the same time. I was wondering whether I should even stop to
take a break because I know I will not spend more than another year
working at my little souvenir shop at the Mall of America. I like my
coworkers, but working for this company is stressful enough, let alone
even considering retail for more than a few years. I know that I also
don't have much backing me since I haven't had an internship and the
Souvenir shop is my longest lasting "job" to date. I have dreams, of
what I know not. I just know I don't want a "cushy" office job because
that would be like a continuation of the hell that is institutionalized
education. I just can't sit still that long. I want to have some
flexibility too in my schedule. The lack of flexibility in a Japanese
company would kill me. Honestly, I would not only "drown in a sea of
despair" but "never be seen again" due to the workload over there. It
has too many options of ways to be bored.
Part Two
I think I need to look into what graduate schools I should apply for
during the spring, then jump start applying to them since, unlike my
friends, I'll have at least a year to work on my applications and
writing samples. I think I want to go to grad school for creative
writing more than anything. I rather do enjoy it, and even research
papers aren't that bad. For the most part they're just a lot of busy
work when it comes to actually looking up the research. But to put one's
thoughts onto a page logically is really clever, because that's the
only way you can share it with the world without having the same
conversation with everyone, and trying to live forever to tell it
repeatedly. I wonder what kind of work I should do in the future. I
still am uneasy with the thought of being a teacher in Japan because it
is so common and a bit overplayed. I mean, there are so many English
speakers in the world, I would have a lot of competition. But if I did
want to do that, I know Grandpa and some others would be able to easily
help me along that path. I don't want to save that as my last resort to
get to Japan, but its around there. I want a job that allows me to
travel the world really. I know that it is a bit of a stretch, and since
I only know two languages that isn't as helpful... but I don't know...
Thinking about it overwhelms me, but it is an impending force I'll have
to face rather soon.
It is making my head spin, so I'm going to go for now.
Thank you and have a good night.
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