Lately, I have been thinking deeply about my long term goals… mostly, due in part to the MBA Application question, “ What is your Career Vision? And, Why?” One of the main things that I have missed deeply being on the east coast is being around & connected to family & friends. Yes, I have met new people. They are wonderful. But, there is something to be said for those lasting relationships that one has known for a long time. And, over time one has come to cherish those relationships because they are a consistent motivating factor for quality living. Life is lived best when you have the opportunity to live it around those you love & cherish the most. Personally, as a Single Parent, my son is getting older. Support...let me rephrase that, STRONG Support Networks are important! I am beginning to notice more influences he has on him from school. He was just moved up to the 3yr Old class b/c he is operating at such an advanced pace. I did not want him to regress. But, with that upgrade comes reinforced behaviors of being a 3 yr Old.
It’s funny, for those who know me personally, when my son turned 1, he entered what society calls “the terrible twos”. Now, his behavior has me thrown because I am parenting him like a 2yr old, but in reality he’s has mindset is that of a 3 year old. I had to check myself this weekend & go to the books because he has thrown me for a total loop! It’s not that I didn’t know that he was advanced. I just don’t think I was mentally ready to deal with his behavior changes. We actually have conversations, lol. For example, we were sitting on the couch yesterday. I was drinking my water. My son: Mami, I want water. Mami: No, this is my water. Your water is upstairs. My Son: No, Mami…water right there (pointing to my water). Mami: son go get your water from upstairs. My Son: Water (pointing) …right there. Mami: Yours is in my room upstairs. My Son: Water…Upstairs Mami? Ok. Then he gets up and goes up the stairs, into my room, looks on my bookshelf to find his water. He picks it up and proceeds to come back downstairs with his water tightly clasped in his right arm, while he’s holding the rail. I went to the stairs to help him b/c I know he’s not that skilled at carrying things upstairs & climbing them at the same time. Our stairs are large & wooden. He got back downstairs. We went to sit back on the couch. And, he turned his water bottle up & said, “Ahhhh”. Lol, he is a mess & an amazing kid.
With that being said, I am starting to think about his internal development outside of school, while at home. This goes in line with my career vision and where I want our lives to be 5, 10, 15 yrs down the road. I have always wanted the opportunity to live and work abroad. And, One of the things a Top MBA will do is expose me to these type of opportunities. But, now I am starting to wonder how relocating internationally fits into the plan. It is just one of the options I am keeping open for career possibilities. I said that after my MBA is done in 2013. Wherever, we find ourselves, I plan to be there for the next 20yrs b/c I need to establish a home for my son. So, how does living abroad fit into that equation? Surely, I am not going to leave the US for longer than 3 yrs. I am trying to visualize how will it affect both of us, more specifically, my son.
He only has me to interact with majority of the time, while home. As time goes on, that is going to make for a very lonely childhood. My mind is turning trying to figure out how to solve that. I have kind of changed my plan of having the 2 kids, after he was born, lol. As a child, I grew up on a farm with my grandparents ½ an acre away. We had at least 20 acres of land in the back of us to explore (we being bros & sisters & 1st cousins). There were pigs, cows, fish, cotton, a lake, and tons of trees & mud to get into! As kids, this made for a very adventurous upbringing. We were developed internally & socially with our family surroundings. It reinforced our development from learning at school. I wonder……well, one thing is for certain we will definitely be headed back South as a final destination. I just need to figure out if the international role plays into the picture. And, is so, how? I really wouldn’t mind London or Australia. Well…I would definitely visit first, lol! And, I would have to do more research on Private Equity Abroad.
Rashida
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