Job ideas

Here are 2 potential job ideas I have been kicking around & praying about. I want to get people's opinions.

1) Elder companion: I have been surronded by older adults my entire life. Growing up, I was lucky to have my extended family as my neighbors. My mom's parents lived next door, my maternal great-grandparents lived 2 houses up the road, and the majority of neighborhood was made up of great-aunts/uncles, cousins, etc. I have also primarily worked with this population for the last 4 years at Duke. I believe the older generation has a lot of wit & wisdom to share with the younger generations. I also think I have the patience & compassion to do the job. Now let me be very clear here - I DO NOT MEAN elder companion is terms of personal hygiene; I want to be a NON-MEDICAL companion.

2) Middle School Science teacher: Many of you are probably wondering if I am crazy, but middle school kinda appeals to me. While we were at the beach, discussing & finalizing my decision to leave Duke, the N &O ran an article about the lack of science teachers in NC. I have been around science my entire life - hey maybe I should teach science to older adults (ha-ha :).
But seriously, last August at the leadership summit at Hope I was really moved by a speaker named Marcus Buckingham who discussed discovering what it is you are passionate about doing & then put that strength to work. I discovered that I am passionate, enjoy & derive energy from educating others. I really enjoy seeing the light bulb go off in someone else'shead when they understand/learn something. I think this is because I enjoy the feeling I get when the light bulb goes off in my own head!

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