Top 5 Dream Careers

We've finally reached that stage in our lives where we can begin to put into action those "When I grow up..." dreams from childhood. As with everything else in life, it's never that easy, though, is it? This list is going to ignore that, however. Instead, it's going to focus on what careers I would have if anything were possible. Forget advanced degrees, the need for experience, or location. In my dream world, this is what I would be doing:

Honorable mention: Trophy wife
I'm not sure if this is an actual profession or not, but I would absolutely love to have a life where I didn't have to worry about money at all and could focus on charities, vacationing, and entertaining. I think I'd be pretty good at it, too




5. Adviser to the President
I said these were dream jobs, right? Working in the White House for a period would be a fantastic experience. I know I'd be completely burnt-out, but for awhile, being in on the action would be exhilarating. Plus, gotta love having some power and say in what happens in government. I'd also want to know what actually happens in the West Wing.



4. Travel writer
What is better than a job that pays you to travel around the world and experience new cultures? I don't think I'd necessarily be good at it, because I'm scared of diseases and getting mugged, but man it would be a trip. I would see parts of the world that I wouldn't go to ordinarily and there's no way to come out of that without a whole different outlook on life.




3. Rock Star
Who doesn't want to be a rock star? The rush of performing, having music be my entire life, and traveling the country performing. Also, that implies I would be very musical and able to write music... which is fun. I miss playing an instrument. Also, I could then adopt a rock star attitude
and be generally bad-ass. Win-win.



2. Scuba diving instructor/dive trip leader
This is actually my plan-B in life. Kenzie and I have it all worked out: we'll move to Fiji and open our own dive shop. She'll teach and I'll run the shop until I get certified and then we'll spend our lives underwater. After spending a few days out to sea on the liveaboard in Australia, I think that would be a fantastic life. You go out to sea for a week at at time and your whole life revolves around the Great Barrier Reef. That actually sounds like heaven.


1. Editor of National Geographic
Sigh. The dream that will never come. This is one of the best magazines in existence--it has culture, travel, art, and really cool subject matter. To be in charge of such a dynasty and oversee and shape its future would be fantastic. I still love print media production, even though it's not really a part of my life anymore, and the challenges would be fun to tackle.