When you could go many ways...

Decisions, decisions, decisions. How do you answer your million dollar question?

Practicality? Matters of the heart? "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe"?

Case in hand: Hold your applause. I got a job!! But... it pays $10,000 a year. Yes, it is full-time. How can it be possible, you ask? It's AmeriCorps. And it does come with $200 in food stamps every month, if that helps. In a year's time, however, I'll be right back where I am now - searching for a job in a tight market amongst qualified applicants.

When $10 an hour internships go to people with Masters degrees that speak four languages, you know there's an economic problem on the loose.

I turned down the AmeriCorps job. I don't know if I did the right thing. I'm holding out for my dream. But how long am I going to give this dream before I decide to earn pennies and live like a pauper while doing something that would make me happy? Everything about the AmeriCorps job sounded fantastic. Except the salary. That's reality speaking.

I let my heart speak last year and it took me to Santiago, Chile to teach English. Might it be time for practicality to dictate this time around?

Practicality seems to be taking its sweet time. I'm learning my lesson in patience.

In the mean time, I am living life. I made it up to Whistler the week before the opening ceremonies of the Olympics started and got to rub shoulders with all the athletes in Whistler village. The energy was dripping with enthusiasm, excitement and goodwill. Frowns were not to be found. On our last night there, we went to a Haiti benefit concert and silent auction and are now proud owners of tickets to the men's free-style ski jump event tomorrow night at Cyprus Mountain in Vancouver! Holler.

I'll make sure to let ya'll know how the Olympics are!

In regards to AmeriCorps -- because the people there are so awesome -- I will be able to re-apply in a few months for a similar position and probably get it if my whole "dream" of having a career job that pays a normal salary doesn't pan out. Here's what it boils down to...

Life is unpredictable.

I can't say what I'll be doing in a month.

But somehow, someway ... it all works out. Right?

Over to you -- Let's hear about your transition periods. What path did you choose? Did you ever have a heart vs. head decision to make? Which path did you choose?

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