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A career?
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What am I gonna do with my life?
I have an MA(hons) in Contemporary European Studies and English and I am now over halfway through my PGCE in Secondary English. Unfortunately I am not too sure that this is actually what I want to do for the rest of my life. I like kids (even the shitty ones) and I get on great with most of the teachers that I have worked with ... but I don't get that buzz from teaching that I feel that I should get after spending nearly 5 years at University now.
After this year I will probably do my NQT year so that I am fully qualified but other than that I really have no idea what I want to do with my life. I love working with children, although I don't want to teach them, I want to be their friend. I used to like doing youth work but that's mainly in the evenings and can be quite competitive to get into. I also have a major passion for travelling. I've not really been anywhere exciting but after studying Eastern Europe as part of my degree I would really like to visit and possibly work in those countries.
Does anybody out there have any ideas for me as my indecisiveness is driving everyone that I know mad!!!
I have an MA(hons) in Contemporary European Studies and English and I am now over halfway through my PGCE in Secondary English. Unfortunately I am not too sure that this is actually what I want to do for the rest of my life. I like kids (even the shitty ones) and I get on great with most of the teachers that I have worked with ... but I don't get that buzz from teaching that I feel that I should get after spending nearly 5 years at University now.
After this year I will probably do my NQT year so that I am fully qualified but other than that I really have no idea what I want to do with my life. I love working with children, although I don't want to teach them, I want to be their friend. I used to like doing youth work but that's mainly in the evenings and can be quite competitive to get into. I also have a major passion for travelling. I've not really been anywhere exciting but after studying Eastern Europe as part of my degree I would really like to visit and possibly work in those countries.
Does anybody out there have any ideas for me as my indecisiveness is driving everyone that I know mad!!!
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just take some time out to get things straight. it'll come to you eventually.
How about doing TEFL (teaching english as a foreign language)? You could teach for a few months, save up, travel for a few months etc.