decision making

[desdemona03]

Since my first extended venture from home, when I went to work in the kitchens at camp, I've never enjoyed decision making. I can remember to incidents in elementry school and middle school where I was adament and convinced I knew what was right for me (should I go out to the movies? should I join the band? should I get a part-time job?), but it

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[fudpuck]

Dude, I'm sorry I can't offer any advice. I was just going to ask...so this whole what the hell do i do with my life thing...it doesnt go away?

How thrilling. Um.

[doulosxristou]

You know, if you appreciate the culture and enjoy living there, I wonder if you'd enjoy leading tours in Japan, and helping other Americans appreciate that beautiful culture? Or I could definitely see you teaching Japanese at the high school level here in the States. Maybe you could even work for some well-to-do charter school and take kids to Japan once every few years?

I don't know, those are just suggestions. But speaking not just as a friend, but also as a third party who has been able to hear your experiences half the world away, I've got to tell you this: you have gifts and life experience that a lot of people will want. Believe me, even in this crappy job market, you'd better believe that you will have the bilingual/bi-cultural advantage. So anyway, my best advice: don't worry about it. Ponder, but don't worry. :-)

[thehamoftruth]

Yeah, these life-changing decisions are always tough. I feel as though there's way more luck involved in all of mine, but that's only because of how happy I am with my life. Good luck with yours.

[misogenetic]

The guy who leads up the Western Michigan Japanese department is basically you but a dude. He's really laid back and he's American and he spent a lot of time in Japan. You should aim at College level Japanese Mastery stuff, seriously......SERIOUSLY.