Tuesday, 29 June 2010

Many dreams to be fulfilled


Well, it´s kind of hard to imagine where I would be in the future, but I guess everyone has dreams and we just have to let them fly.
I see myself in 7 years from now finishing my career and looking for a job, maybe at the government. I won´t mind if it is at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it would be perfect! Because I would like to work at a foreign country, and that´s a great way to start.
One of my dreams is to apply to the Diplomatic Academy; my perfect job would be working in Africa, I´m realling looking forward to reach that goal. Most of the people who enter to this academy want to work in developed countries so they can get better opportunities of life and incomes, but I´m not interested in anything of that. I just dream about getting to know the African culture, I don´t care if I have to renounce to some privileges; however, as long as I feel comfortable and happy about what i´m doing I will learn more about myself and other people.
I have to be realistic though, and I know it won´t be easy to get to where I´m dreaming, but while I dream I have other options.
If I don´t work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I would like to work at the private sector, having my own consulting firm. And this is because I´ve always had my own "business" as selling handmade bracelets, cookies,homemade icecream, nail polish, movies and whatever sounds good to make money. So I know, I won´t leave my "turco" side apart. Plus this, my sister and I have already talked about having a restaurant in the future, She will be the Chef in charge and I will do the administrative work (we are doing this no matter what, haha).
Some time ago, I was clear about not working in Santiago in the future, because I don´t want my kids to grow up at a big city as this one, I want them to experience what is like living at a small city, far away from "centralism", I want them to think as a region person, I want them to value the price of things, and the most important thing I want them to live at a beautiful city with trees and close to the country, mountains and the beach. But I have realized that what I´m studying will only give me the satisfaction I´m looking for if I work in Santiago or at a foreign country. Someones can say, "yes but you can work at the local governement in your city or whatever". Yes, I know, but I think we have to go further than our parents did, my dad left Chillán to study in Temuco and my mom left Castro to study in Temuco as well. And then destiny put them together in Villarrica. I think If I´m in Santiago it is for a reason, to build my own life. And even if it is not the city I would like my children to grow up, I like it and It´s the perfect city to develop myself as a Public Administrator.
Now, considering I have gave many options about how I imagine my life in the future, there is only one thing left to say: whatever I do in the future will only depend on my habilities to put in practice what I have learnt at university. No one will show up to offer me the perfect job, I´ll have to work hard to reach what I´ve been dreaming for a while.

4 comments:

  1. I totally agree that doing something useful and that you like is more important than earning a lot of money

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  2. I see a very brilliant future for you! I know that you can do all that you describe up there...and hope that you will achieve all you current goals and those will appear tomorrow.

    XoXo(K)!

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  3. I too think the same things, we construct our future... and this is the best, look for back and see the satisfaction of our achievements. =D

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  4. All my life, I have an interest for the African culture, in fact, I want travel over there, is really very atractive for me...

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