Kein Plan.. or one too many
I'm going to cheat with this entry.. it's going to (hopefully) grow and evolve as I find out more and reflect more about what the hell I'm going to do with myself over the next 12 months.
For those that don't know, my time at Warwick is almost over (nearly a decade after I started.. you can imagine how scary that thought is!). And now I need some good ideas on what to do next… Ideas welcome! Please feel free to contribute here!
PGCE
I need to get some applications in very soon – think I have to take numeracy and literacy tests too.. must check dates etc and see when I'll be in England. Southampton's an option; probably not Warwick.. I really need to make a clean break from there! Where else?!
International School (teaching maths)
Teaching at an English school somewhere on the continent (probably Germany) is quite appealing.. I get to live in a foreign country, but not the added pressure of needing fluency in the language to work. Pay seems quite generous (I've seen 40.000€/year starting salary).
Only problem is I see teaching as a "one way" option – I mean I have the impression that it's always quite straightforward to get into teaching at any stage in life/career, but moving out of it into something else could be difficult?
Studying
Of course I love studying.. why do you think I've been in full-time education for 22 years?! Linguistics or foreign languages / philology (does this word exist in English?! It's filología in Spanish anyway..).
At the Universitat de Barcelona, a degree is 300 credits and the current rate is 9€/credit. This takes about 4 years full time studying. Working part-time (which of course I would have to do) would probably double this time.
Filologia Alemana for example: splits into 2 "cicles" each of 150 credits.
- 1r cicle: 108 core credits (Llengua Alemanya I-IV; Intro a Literatura I-II; Lingüística i Lingüística Alemanya I-II; Comentari de Textos; Teoria de la Literatura.. totals 144?!), 18 specific options, 12 filologia I options and 12 lliure elecció.
- 2n cicle: 72 core (Llengua V-VI; Literatura I-IV; History, Culture, Grammar), 42 specifics, 18 filologia II, 18 lliure.
Language Classes
- 4 weeks intensive German class with the Goethe Institute ~1000€ plus accommodation. Start dates throughout the year.
- Spanish DELE exams, approx 120€ (level Superior). 40 hour course ~400€
I.T. Career
I think I have the skills and the experience to get into IT. Not sure if I have the motivation though. Perhaps I could do it for a few years to "give it a try" and earn a solid wage and some savings. Then move on into teaching or whatever appeals at the time. Possibility of freelance / short contract work?
06 Feb 2006 20:03
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[Skip to the latest comment]Andy
I shall have a think about what you should do with your life, in the meantime thoughts as follows:
In answer to your question, you have been studying for nearly a decade because it has been too much effort to think of anything else ;-)
In terms of other suggestions, how about being a hooker?
In all seriousness, try to think about what you enjoy doing and what you are good at and use that as a starting point. It'll all fall into place matey x
07 Feb 2006, 22:35
Haha, hooker.. cheeky monkey! Anyway, I think my rugby days are well behind me now ;-)
08 Feb 2006, 10:58
Jordi
Double the time, doing Filologia?!?! Ok, if that's just an excuse to keep studying for another 8 years, fine. But please be realistic… ;)
J xxx
08 Feb 2006, 11:50
Well, I don't know.. what's realistic?! It must make things last quite a bit longer, just because of physically attending enough classes?!
Was also unsure about studying Filologia Alemana in Spain, of Hispanistik in Germany… but one look at a German uni's webpage convinced me that it's more complicated than it's worth.. even to apply! I quote the understatement of the century: "Wir wissen, dass es nicht leicht sein wird, in Deutschland zu studieren ..
08 Feb 2006, 12:22
Andy
You had rugby days? I had no idea… Anyway I think you misunderstood me, I thought you could sell your body for money!
10 Feb 2006, 20:26
Alison
I always thought there was rather too much scrabbling around on the ground in rugby… Now I know why they call them hookers!
05 May 2006, 01:49
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