The Possibilities Are Endless



Mortar and Me, personal photo

As a college student just about to graduate, with a bachelor degree in history, I feel both apprehensive and optimistic.  Apprehensive because I am really unsure where I am going to get a job; a job in the field of history, a job that I want and would enjoy.  Optimistic, because as the saying goes, “The possibilities are endless,” I am about to finish my application to graduate school, I have found a new interest in the world of blogging and have an idea for a series of documentaries (a career that does not necessarily care if you have a PhD).

I am sure we all have the same fears of not getting a job or being stuck in job that seems to suck the life out of one, instead of bringing joy to our ephemeral time on earth.  Therefore, I shall stick to the hopeful.  The possibility that I get into graduate school is good, I will be able to study how to present history to many different audiences.  I greatly wish to learn how to archive documents and to take care of artifacts.  I said my chances are good, but even if I do not get accepted I could still be hired part-time, or volunteer at a museum, or work in a library. I have a few leads into those possibilities.  I already have some experience with documentary making, making independent movies is quite a romantic notion but it is still a possibility.  Finally, my venture into the blogosphere, granted my early attempts are not good, and I will have to face the fact my current attempt is not a whole lot better, but I am getting better.  What makes the study of history so great is that even if all my hopes for a career in history turn up empty there is always another possibility to explore.