ok, let me clarify my position here and this whole job question...
i am working as information officer for an italian ngo; in practice i do all sorts of things, from writing press releases, project updates, reports, making websites, preparing leaflets, sending emails for about half of the expats, organising documents, emails, etc. and about every other odd job in the world. which is absolutely great because it means i'm getting to know all of the projects here (there's 5 at the moment), successes, failures and pretty much everything else.
apart from boredom (which i do cope with quite well though), i really like it here. the nature is amazing and the people even more so. i love most of the people i work with, both expat and local, they're all a lot of fun and extremely professional without being too serious or boring.
so these are pros. the cons?
at some point i will get bored to the point of explosion; but that can be easily remedied by taking a week's holiday, bali, java, cambodia, don't know yet. so this is easy to solve.
there are a couple of people i don't really get along with. things have been better lately though. so it seems like that would be ok too.
the only con that is NOT easily solvable is that i miss home. and with home i mean my parents, my friends and london. and having my own place. but these are things i can cope with considering the pros, at which i DO have to add how good it would be for my CV and the money. i have to be logical and practical too, you know, and i have to face up to the fact that having 8 months working for an ngo in my CV sounds a lot better than 4-5, and it WILL help considering what i want my next moves to be (apply for MA at big uni such as oxford or LSE).
maybe i am following my head a bit more than i am following my heart, but i feel like i need to act like an adult. i have responsabilities towards myself most of all, and right now i need to focus on my career. i need to get it sorted out, you know.
i have considered all factors, i want everybody to know that. i'm not just here for the CV or the money but i'm also not just here 'to help the poor people'. i think making either of these affirmations would make me a hypocrite.
so yep. there you go.
other than that, i have now watched 'pride & prejudice' twice in three days. it's wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. shame it has not been nominated for best film at the oscars. maybe i'm loving it also because i have just finished reading the book... :)
'brokeback mountain' was so-so. a bit heavy. i mean, i think it will win, just because of the subject. i don't think it's the best film around (i still am completely in love with 'crash'), but overall it's ok.
i've also watched 'hustle & flow', which has been nominated for the music. slightly too ghetto for my own taste (all about pimps, tricks and drugs) but not bad; '8 mile' style. maybe a new trend?
i'm trying to follow up on my plan to watch as many films nominated at the oscars as possible but now i'm kind of stuck, only got 'munich' left to watch. need to go to banda aceh to pick up some more dvds!!! damn.
gonna go watch 'the oc'. on dvd of course. :)