tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064416.post7909270002189950096..comments2010-05-12T13:22:13.769-07:00Comments on Barbarossa: Around the WorldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064416.post-11117310794372163942008-01-04T13:21:00.000-08:002008-01-04T13:21:00.000-08:00At the very least you are being thoughtful and can...At the very least you are being thoughtful and can look at the past 3 years with more than an ounce of objectivity. Seeing things clearly, including imperfections and possibilities, is a frustrating (and daunting) but needed step to making a good decision about where to go next.<BR/><BR/>Just because you put some activity on the back burner for a while doesn't mean you can't come back to it. There will always be improv in New York and its difficult to unlearn a skill or passion. Not too many people (even the stupid ones) really forget how to ride a bike..so I think improv is safe. Besides, you practically use your improv skills everyday... Like when whipping my butt at RISK??? :D<BR/><BR/>Hmmmm. If your passion is in Kiev, go after it! If you can combine your Eastern love & Law, go after it! That fellowship and Masters program sounds like it was made for you! You'll have your whole life to be extremely practical and do work you'd rather not. Why not do what you really love now? [Its better than having a mid-life crisis at 40...when its too late!] You'll end up using your experience and skills no matter what, as one good thing often leads to another. If you go where your passions are, you will find more ways and opportunities to use it.<BR/><BR/>After all of my terrible but practical,l decisions I have finally learned that, If you choose your penultimate passion, you can't choose wrong. Just do it! :DAlexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627811482086335419noreply@blogger.com