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What do I want to be when I grow up? but seriously.....
Hi Ladies, and the occasional Gents,
I am faced with the proverbial question for the ages. I naively went to school for something that I love (theatre) and not something I could actually make a living at. We really can't afford for me to go back to school right now. The arts community, in my town is wonderful, but only if you can afford to do it for free.
I quit my job at bakery, about 8 months ago to stay with DH on the road. (He's a truck driver.) Now there's a possibility of him getting a well paying job that will keep him local, but I still don't know what I'd like to make my career in.
We live in a smaller city, surrounded by a lot of rural areas. I need suggestions for career fields to look into to, and I was hoping you could provide me with some ideas.
I have a Bachelor of Liberal Studies Degree-concentrated in Theatre
I also have an Associate of Arts Degree.
And we live in Louisiana if that helps any.
TIA!
Re: What do I want to be when I grow up? but seriously.....
If you rule out going back to school completely, then you are really limiting yourself. I'll assume you know this already. So given that, what do you like to do? What do you find yourself doing on the weekend or wanting to learn to do?
Are you interested in helping people? Do you like kids? Are you interested in cosmotolegy? Pretty much anything to do with a career (long term growth in an industry) will require a learned skill set. I would start small with volunteering, and see where that takes you.
FWIW, my brother was in the same position. He followed his dream and graduated with a degree in Japanese. He can't just fly over to Japan for a job bc they have enough native population working there, and he can't find a job here. He ended up going into the Air Force. Just keep your options (and mind) open, and eventually, your heart and mind will mesh.
Lachlan
born March 2012
Substitute teacher? In some areas if you start subbing in an area and you like you can get a temporary license while you work towards a teaching degree. I only came up with this because I thought there might be a chance that you would like to work on a school play and this might get you a way in.
Can you contact your school and ask this question of someone in the department? I went to a big theater school and had to take a theater class. Since it was required, the teacher had a whole lesson on the how the skills he would be teaching would be a benefit to other career paths ? I do not remember what he said though. A good BFA program gives exposure to things like directing, stage management, event management, public speaking?.