Wanderlust

I've just been informed recently that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is interested in interviewing me for a position as a Program Analysis/Project Development Officer. I honestly have forgotten that I applied for this position about 6 months ago until I received that fateful email the other day. The position is a world-wide posting and I don't know if I get to choose where to go, though I do prefer somewhere in the vicinity of South/Southeast Asia.

Will I take this job if it's offered to me? I don't know but I'll seriously consider it. I do have other career plan to work as a lecturer with USM in Penang and to go to Australia to finish my PhD. Taking up the USAID job means that I have to abandon my future academic career as a political scientist and be a development specialist instead. It's always been my dream to have a career that can contribute significantly to the betterment of the society. This is my unyielding guide in helping me to choose what career path to follow. Well, both career options offer me the opportunity to do just that.

I've also had a serious case of wanderlust and I'd love to have a career that allows me the opportunity to travel to isolated corners around the globe. This is certainly the biggest draw of the USAID job. A really tempting proposition, indeed. But right now I'm sticking with my plan A, teaching at USM Penang. But knowing my unpredictable nature, anything can happen! We'll see how it goes...