… a job that lets me travel

last night’s 8th graders’ conversation class got me thinking (again).

the topic of our class was: “I want a job that lets me travel”. i asked each student to name the top 3 identifiers of their dream jobs, which i listed on the white-board. afterwards, we discussed each student’s answers, their personalities and what we know of them and “chose” their ideal occupation. it looked pretty much as follows:

Andy:
1) help people
2) lets me play
3) not 9 to 5

Peter:
1) easy
2) lots of money
3) nice office

Tom:
1) work from home
2) lots of free time
3) creative

i was astounded – as by the end of the evening i realized that i had:
1 philanthropic, professional basketball player,
1 writer and
1 arms dealer in my class!

it got me thinking though… i’m probably not going to be TEFL for the rest of my life – so what would my list look like?

i’ve come up with the following identifiers (in no particular order) – what would you suggest?

• work at my own pace
• creative in various disciplines
• mix with people
• non-prescriptive client base (minimal stressful interaction)
• lets me travel
• lets me breathe
• conceptualization (start projects rather than finish them)
• social impact
• financial freedom
• celebrity

i’m such a gemini, aren’t i.