Over seven weeks, over 2,500 miles, over five books and over 1,000 mosquito bites into the trip, we are more than two thirds of the way done. Only a quick three weeks left.
We'll be heading northeast for the next few days and then make a sharp turn south towards DC. The finality of the trip is slowly descending upon us. The question what's next is creeping into our minds more and more often. Are we going to be the same when we came back? Will we make the choices we would have made if we hadn't taken this break from the real world? I'd like to think we will. One thing I'm sure about is that I am going to do another bigger cycling trip as soon as I can, and cycling around the globe for a year or two is not out of question. I bet that will restrict my career choices quite a bit...
I took this trip because I had nothing better to do, but I wasn't so naive as to think that my life would miraculously sort itself out while tramping around the states. Everything's as much up in the air now as it was before. I reduced the equation to three variables: career, geography and love. After unsuccessfully trying to maintain the first two fixed, I think it's time to stick with the third one, and play it by ear with the other two. We'll see how that will fare, but this green card that fell out of the blue will definitely make things easier.
However, for now I have another year to kill before the permanent residency becomes effective and I can look for jobs in the states. So here I am unable to legally work in the states for another year, unable to commit to a longer term job anywhere else... Maybe I should just cycle around the world right now? Unfortunately, being funemployed and homeless is only a good time as long as the money lasts... Which means - back on the global job market. Any suggestions what's good to do for a year? Any ideas how to legally work in the states without an H-1b?
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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ReplyDeleteAr keliausi, ar dirbsi, gyvensi kasdienybeje, vis tiek savo maisa druskos turesi suvalgyti... :)Gyventi laimingai paprasta kasdienini gyvenima yra ne maziau genialu ,negu keliauti dviracias aplink pasauli.
ReplyDeletebut then again, isn't it so that sometimes just daring to take a chance and risk proves much more worthwile than getting each and every equation right?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the nature of the relationship between the variables?
ReplyDeleteLaimingas paprastas gyvenimas wasn't an option... Deja.
ReplyDeleteJ,
ReplyDeleteThere was some multicollinearity between the variables, last time I ran the regression, but the good thing is that there doesn't seem to be any omitted variable bias.