Saturday, August 15, 2009 | |

life and all it's choices

I have been looking into several graduate programs lately, and feel overwhelmed, excited, and still like I don't really know what I want to do (in terms of a career). I'm not worried about this, because:

1. I don't really have a background in what I want to go into
2. I think that the answer will become more clear once I have studied it more
3. As long as I am helping people, I think I will be happy
4. My life really is in God's hands, so I don't feel I need to worry

SO I want to go into something that deals with International Development. I am learning that there are many many ways in which someone can do this. For example, you can do the Masters International Program with the Peace Corps (http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=learn.whyvol.eduben.mastersint). Or you can get a masters degree in International Development. Or you can get a masters degree with an odd title like "Masters of Arts in Law and Diplomacy" http://fletcher.tufts.edu/mald/default.shtml
This degree is more like international relations/affairs where you can specialize in development.
That is the route I am leaning toward. I want to understand how the world works (haha not that I could completely learn this from a master's degree. I guess what I meant was I wanted to get a better idea of how the world worked) before jumping into the development sector.

What I think I really want to do is get a general masters that deals with international relations/affairs in which I can get a better idea about the world (historical, political, and social interactions) and then be more specific when doing my doctorate.
I am finding myself drawn to course work that involves women and ethnic issues/development.
And Africa. And Latin America.

Mostly I wanted to type it all out so that I could have a better idea of what I wanted. Thanks for listening.

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