One Passion

Remember my thoughts on the idea of following your passion for a career?  

Well....... If I was to pick one career that involved several interests, it would be an archaeologist.


Let's take a look - I love to travel.  I love history, especially ancient history, and learning about different cultures.  I love puzzles and scavenger hunts and riddles.  If you think about it, archaeology is kind of like a scavenger hunt and sometimes it solves riddles!

I don't know a lot about the profession and the day-to-day aspect, but I know enough to think I would enjoy it.  I just wouldn't enjoy being away from home for long amounts of time (I assume all archaeology happens outside the U.S.).  I do think it would be fun to live abroad for some amount of time though. 


Why didn't I choose that as a career path you ask, refer to reason #2 in my original post.  There are too many unknowns for me with archaeology - are you always digging/searching? If not, what do you do when you're not?  Do you work for a company as a full time employee or are do you work on a contract basis?

I am happy with my chosen career path but like to think about other things.  They always say the grass is greener on the other side, but I think I'll water my grass.