Thursday, June 28, 2007

A and K's Alternate Career Meme

One day last month, while riding BART back to the suburbs with my mom, we invented a game to pass the time. It dawned on me that it is the perfect meme - fun, short and personal.

Here is how to play:

If you had the opportunity to do a 1-year internship in a company or field completely unrelated to your current career or specialty, what would be your top 5 choices?

Here are mine:

1. Geologist
2. Host of a radio show on world music
3. Professional dancer
4. Work in logistics, like with DHL
5. Manager of a commercial agriculture project

We played this game last night over dinner. Rico and our friend/houseguest S. had interesting lists that overlapped somewhat with mine and my mom's original choices. Rico, my mom and I all share the desire to work with some type of highly complex logistics operation. S. and my mom both wanted to work at a fashion house.

What are your top 5 alternate career internship choices?

11 comments:

Marcia Francois said...

Love this question, Ali. I'm going to blog it tomorrow and I'll come back to tell you I did so.

By the way, we got your card on Friday last week. I tried SMSing you but it didn't go through and then I kept forgetting to email you. Thanks - it's stunning. Both of us think it's a gorgeous card.

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Willie Baronet said...

Hmmmmmm. Good one.

1. Actor
2. Photographer for a nature program
3. Writer for a comedy program
4. Professional drummer
5. Creativity workshop leader

The one I'm scared to admit to is porn star. :-)

Marcia Francois said...

Okay I did it. Lots of fun!
Come and look.

Love all rrramone's ones :)

Ali Ambrosio said...

~Marcia - I love your choices. Thanks for playing along. And I'm so glad to hear you and D go the card. I had fun playing with the colors and picking out the design.

~Rrramone - Your secret last choice has me chuckling. You can definitely see the artist trend in all your choices, even arguably the porn star one!

Anonymous said...

Oh..I like this question!
1. Archaeologist
2. Expedition leader on an adventure cruise
3. Antique Appraiser
4. Gemologist and diamond expert
5. Psychologist

--jenna said...

ali...i got the save the date card and will be saving!

love the meme...look back on my blog this week for my answers!!!

glad to know you got back safely.

Masood Ahmed said...

1. Fashion Photographger
2. Full time travel writer
3. T.V talk show host
4. Archaelogist.
5. Five Star hotel Manager

Ali Ambrosio said...

~Stacie - Ooh, I'd definitely add gemologist as a 6th, though I kind of include it in my geologist choice. And an antique appraiser would be such fun. Do you watch Antiques Roadshow? It's one of my favorites when I'm home.

~Jenna - Glad you got it. I can't wait to see your answers.

~Masd - Yes, a full time travel writer would be such a cool job. Though, via blogs, we can sort of live out this dream job on our own. :)

Alina said...

It is indeed a great meme. I shall come back with a link to my take on this shortly :) Quite the weekend blogging topic, Ali!

Alina said...

Done! All posted on my blog.

Amber said...

LOL, because I am so tired right now...I totally read that first one as gynecologist at first sight. Heh heh. What??

Mine might be...

1. Illustrator
2. Movie make-up artist
3. Astronaut
4. Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon
5. Host of a travel show