Goodbye & Good Luck!

Well it has been a fun and interesting semester! I thank you all for your participation and opinions. You all have future goals you are aspiring to, whether they include family, more academia, or the job market. I wish you all good luck in your endeavors; and again, thank you for all your hard work.

Bye!

Careers & Philosophy

So I was in a conversation the other day about my personal philosophy. Don't ask me to define it because I have no idea where to begin! Nonetheless, I was asked how my personal philosophy would integrate into my future career? I was stumped. I didn't know how to approach the question, let alone explain my answer (whatever that was)! Therefore, I set out to categorize some philosophies within my desired field and to compare them with what I believed. A tedious task, I've noticed.

Well, this is what I'm asking: are you able to define traits of your personal philosophy and compare it to the philosophy of your future career? In my opinion, thinking about this makes sense if one of our goals in our jobs is to be content with what we do. Also, it may help you localize what exactly you care about in life.

This is just a suggestion; you don't actually have to do it. But if you think about it for a few minutes, you might gain some insight you never knew you had! Thanks, Karyn.

Future Plans

I would like to begin by apologizing. I have had a few crises in my life the last two weeks and they have affected my level of participation. I know everyone gets busy, and I am not trying to excuse myself; but things have been exceptionally dismal for me lately and I am sorry I haven't posted anything.

That being said, I have also decided to change things up a bit. I am tired of our blog together being so formal and dry. For my part, I'm going to attempt a change of philosophy. From now on, if no one has any suggestions or questions, I'll simply blog whatever I feel like saying. I'll try to keep it relevant for you, but I don't want to continue to post essay-like content! We should all agree there should be some structure, but let’s try to venture outside our weekly monotone dialogue! Also, thank you Devon for posting your own stuff. This blog is for all of us and you can post items also.

This week, since there has been so much legislative changes (and subsequently news coverage) for the healthcare field, I'd like to discuss that a little.

• Senator Kennedy's bill for the nation's healthcare reform passed the committee vote. Also in health news, a proposed bill to make employers cover health insurance for their employees or pay a fee is in talks.
• What do you think? Is there anything else in the news you would like to discuss that relates to our major concentration areas or minor?
  

This post is called future plans not only because it covers the upcoming changes for this blog, but also because I am interested to hear about your future plans. Thank you for those of you who responded to the email I sent; but after graduation, do you intend to enter the workforce or attend graduate school? Also, what does your future career entail: not just job title, but also I'd be interested to hear a typical day of what you want to do.

• For me, my future plans lie with traveling and graduate school. After this semester, I'll be traveling to the Middle East and to Southeast Asia (again)! I'm applying to graduate school for next year, so I'll also be working. I plan to apply to the Anthropology program. Mostly I want to teach and do consulting work. Archeology holds little viable opportunities for me, so I will probably look into cultural or social anthropology. For the next year, however, I intend to continue working where I am.
  

Anyway, share your thoughts, opinions, and suggestions. Again, sorry for being so late!!!