Parques
I'm back after a not quite so long break.
Starting to see final papers and various other deadlines popping up in the next few weeks on my syllabi, but that's how it is I guess. One of my classes has yet to have a midterm and since he said that he'd give us a week's notice and therefore at the earliest could be next wednesday, but also because we have a small project followed by a big project in the next few consecutive weeks before finals, unless he is hell bent upon inflicting vast amounts of pain and stress on his students, reason would have him drop one of the previous assignments. Ah, One can hope I guess. I finally feel burnt out. I've been doing well over the past few years, plodding on with my daily work, making sure that it all gets done, even if the quality generally leaves me dissatisfied (because I know that I could do better). . . But now, I don't want to do any work at all. It bothers me, but at the same time, there is practically no motivation whatsoever. Hopefully the summer break will help me to get back in gear. However, there are still a few weeks before then.
Another thing on my mind is what to do after I graduate next Spring. I am currently studying History/French with a declared minor in Anthropology. If possible, I would also like to minor in Japanese but that all depends on whether the classes that I need will be offered and whether or not I decide to take some graduate level classes before actually graduating. Right now, grad school is somewhat of a mystery to me. There is always some aspect of what I am looking at doing that doesn't appeal to me. Part of me wants to attend grad school here at Delaware because I like it here and am familiar with it. If I did, I would try the program in TESL (for those of you who don't know, that's teaching English as a second language). If I did that, I would probably go off and . . . teach English as a second language for a while (preferably in some country called Japan) and then eventually go back to school or do something else. I like the idea of going to another country and teaching because I am not incredibly fond of my own culture and would rather meet people elsewhere. That said, I could tolerate working in the US if I had to. While surfing the interwebs lately I have discovered a fascinating field of study known as East Asian Studies. This would also be an acceptable field of study for me, but it would probably lead into Academia unless I suddenly began studying economics, business and/or international relations. Even TESL could end up in me teaching at a university, because what I choose now isn't exactly for life. I need to do more research to really find out what I want to do. However, another problem crops up: when to do said research. I have no time as it is, and would prefer to have an idea of where I want to go prior to the start of the fall semester.
I just hope it all works out well.
Starting to see final papers and various other deadlines popping up in the next few weeks on my syllabi, but that's how it is I guess. One of my classes has yet to have a midterm and since he said that he'd give us a week's notice and therefore at the earliest could be next wednesday, but also because we have a small project followed by a big project in the next few consecutive weeks before finals, unless he is hell bent upon inflicting vast amounts of pain and stress on his students, reason would have him drop one of the previous assignments. Ah, One can hope I guess. I finally feel burnt out. I've been doing well over the past few years, plodding on with my daily work, making sure that it all gets done, even if the quality generally leaves me dissatisfied (because I know that I could do better). . . But now, I don't want to do any work at all. It bothers me, but at the same time, there is practically no motivation whatsoever. Hopefully the summer break will help me to get back in gear. However, there are still a few weeks before then.
Another thing on my mind is what to do after I graduate next Spring. I am currently studying History/French with a declared minor in Anthropology. If possible, I would also like to minor in Japanese but that all depends on whether the classes that I need will be offered and whether or not I decide to take some graduate level classes before actually graduating. Right now, grad school is somewhat of a mystery to me. There is always some aspect of what I am looking at doing that doesn't appeal to me. Part of me wants to attend grad school here at Delaware because I like it here and am familiar with it. If I did, I would try the program in TESL (for those of you who don't know, that's teaching English as a second language). If I did that, I would probably go off and . . . teach English as a second language for a while (preferably in some country called Japan) and then eventually go back to school or do something else. I like the idea of going to another country and teaching because I am not incredibly fond of my own culture and would rather meet people elsewhere. That said, I could tolerate working in the US if I had to. While surfing the interwebs lately I have discovered a fascinating field of study known as East Asian Studies. This would also be an acceptable field of study for me, but it would probably lead into Academia unless I suddenly began studying economics, business and/or international relations. Even TESL could end up in me teaching at a university, because what I choose now isn't exactly for life. I need to do more research to really find out what I want to do. However, another problem crops up: when to do said research. I have no time as it is, and would prefer to have an idea of where I want to go prior to the start of the fall semester.
I just hope it all works out well.