Tell Me How to Make up My Mind

How did this happen? I had it all figured out. Finish my English studies next year, get out of the university, work as a translator or some such thing. And now I’m back to square one (or beyond), and wondering what to do with my life.

In the last few days I’ve had the chance to meet some young scholars, and I really enjoyed their company and insights. Maybe they didn’t want to discourage me, but nevertheless they seemed reasonably optimistic about their future prospects. More importantly, they took me seriously, and encouraged me to pursue my interests.

So here I am, thinking that I should draft a revised plan for the near future. It’s hard though, since I’d already “established” that I’m going to graduate in a year. Would I have regrets if I didn’t go through with it? Probably. Maybe this could be the way to express my apparent teacher qualities? Continuing studies in history and becoming a university lecturer? In any case, it’s certain that one more year of university will definitely not harm me, no matter what I decide to do next.

So here we go again.