Dream Job Chart

Speaking of jobs, here's a timeline of my dream jobs throughout the years:

1995: Fireman (unless the fireman's suit for Christmas was just for kicks)
1998: Pro Inline-Skater (Disney's BRINK! anyone?)
2000-2002: Marine Biologist (this got axed when I realized I hated math. But I still want to hang with whales)
2002-2007: Journalist
<<2006-2008: actual job: working at a Dairy, how Pennsylvanian of me.>>
2007-2008: no aspirations except for making it in Oregon
2008-mid-2009: Journalist again. (Decided to go to UO for their excellent journalist school in 2009. Changed my mind, and became "Undeclared" one term in.)
<<2009-present: actual job: working in the History Department, though not a history major>>
2009-2010: Some sort of International/Spanish (no actual idea) work
2011-present: Linguistics? Diplomat? School teacher? (How can I fit whales into this?)

Things have definitely changed. And more than ever if someone asked me what I want to be (when I grow up?), I wouldn't have an answer for them. And I think that's a good answer. Why do I have to know now? I'm going to graduate and have some more fun! I'm going to defer my loans and do things I love. Hell, I may even try to teach whales Spanish. I think it would be a blast and completely unproductive. Perfect.

Spain??

Sometimes I can't believe I've been back in the USA for 6months. I still miss Chile every day. Just like my 6months went by fast in South America, they are speeding by now. However, time is flying in a whole new direction. In 6months (again!) I am hoping to be graduated from the University of Oregon. And guess what! I just applied for my first after-graduation job...In Spain...for 3 years. I'm really hoping I get it. Not to brag but I think I'll be pretty qualified with my major in Spanish and a certification of Second-Language Teaching. I would be teaching English in a school of currently indeterminable age and in an indeterminable location. But who cares! It's Spain! My main plan for the near future is to continue improving my Spanish and to gain experience for a future job (also indeterminable). Sooo that would be awesome. I should find out in late March!

On another note, all is well here. I'm busy like crazy with work, school, and my current internship which is being a classroom helper in an ESL class for immigrants that don't speak a lick of English. I've never been so busy, but I enjoy it all. Now that my classes are more specialized to my studies (higher level/non-general ed), they are extremely interesting and pertinent.  Also I've started taking a spin class which, if anyone knows, sucks out your soul every time, and getting back into climbing! Currently I am on the hunt for good snow...