Since the time I graduated, I've traveled to: Texas (twice), a couple of places in Costa Rica (including their beaches and Cloud Forrest), I've seen/driven over the Rio De Janeiro, Scootered across Hawaii (and got tattooed there), saw the Sydney Opera House and several other parts of Australia, and went to Louisiana where the people are amazing (and all talented musicians).
Now the goals I had planned weren't ones of graduating school by a certain time or being a well off in a career. To be honest the only things I can really remember were that I planned to be married by twenty-three and to have a kid (a boy) by the age of twenty-five. I understand that this is very odd for such a young person to have as his only goals in life, but lets be honest, nothing about me is really normal.
So in response to all the thinking I've been doing since last Thursday, i've made a list of rough goals and projected times that I hope those of you who are close to me can hold me acountable to. I am still in the process of narrowing things down so outside input is welcome.
School Goals
1 Transfer to CSUSB Spring '2009/Fall 2009
- Major: Sociology Minor: TBD
- Specialization: Culture/Education/Politics/Economics/Gender/Religion
2 Masters at UCR
/CSULB
2011
- Specialization: Family and Social Psychology/Race & Class Inequality/Political Economics
& Global Social Change
* All to be done hopefully with as little money taken out in Loans as possible.
Career Goals
1 Sociology Teacher
-University/Community College/High School
2 Youth Counselor
3 Youth Program Director/Organizer
Personal Goals (mostly material and vain desires)
1 Married by 2010
-I need to check with the misses on this one
2 A child of my own (still a boy [the name must go on] but i'll settle for a girl) by 2012
3 Adobt a child (personally one of color (from U.S. or International) by 2015
4 A Beagle or Bulldog Puppy
- It's name will be Pavlov
5 Move out before I get married
- This is debatable for several reasons... mainly it cost to get married.
6 Better job by Summer of 2009
- More than minimum wage and benefits would be wonderful.
7 New car
- I understand that this can only come after I get a new job.
1 Transfer to CSUSB Spring '2009/Fall 2009
- Major: Sociology Minor: TBD
- Specialization: Culture/Education/Politics/Economics/Gender/Religion
2 Masters at UCR
/CSULB 2011- Specialization: Family and Social Psychology/Race & Class Inequality/Political Economics
& Global Social Change
* All to be done hopefully with as little money taken out in Loans as possible.
Career Goals
1 Sociology Teacher
-University/Community College/High School
2 Youth Counselor
3 Youth Program Director/Organizer
Personal Goals (mostly material and vain desires)
1 Married by 2010
-I need to check with the misses on this one
2 A child of my own (still a boy [the name must go on] but i'll settle for a girl) by 2012
3 Adobt a child (personally one of color (from U.S. or International) by 2015
4 A Beagle or Bulldog Puppy
- It's name will be Pavlov
5 Move out before I get married
- This is debatable for several reasons... mainly it cost to get married.
6 Better job by Summer of 2009
- More than minimum wage and benefits would be wonderful.
7 New car
- I understand that this can only come after I get a new job.
Well, that's it. Nothing probably too interesting, but I wanted some documented evidence that i'm not wasting my life away. Until next time, good luck exploring the infinite abyss.
2 comments:
Those are some great goals.
It is ok to readjust and reevaluate your goals, from time to time.
Just because you are not where you "thought" you would be, does not make you a failure.
Social Psychology is my absolute favorite branch of psychology. I ended up teaching that in my Intro to Psych class, more than anything else. So interesting.
Normalcy just isn't our style.
Marcella
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