What should I do with my life!!!?

Question

I have always had teaching as a backup career in mind.
I love kids.
I also have wanted to be a chef, but the stresses of the kitchen environment scare me as compared to cooking at home.
I have people who are wanting me to be a teacher, and those who are wanting me to be a chef.
I am not sure what I want to do.
I don't want to be a chef and work in restaurants, but I don't want to dissappoint those who have faith in me for pursuing this career.
I want to stay close to God.
I want to do mission trips in Latin America.
I want to join the Peace Corps.
I want to have a family, and be there for my children
I want to get things right.

Help me see which desires are stronger than the others.
Enlighten me. Help me to figure this out.

Answer 1

Teachers are needed all over the world. You would be needed for mission trips and the peace corps.

Once you had your family you would have summers off with your kids and you would usually get off early enough in the afternoon to spend time with them after school every day.

Chefs aren't really needed outside of developed areas. Chefs work weekends and nights. There is a lot of stress. It is not the best profession for raising a family.

If you want to have a family and be there for your children, be a teacher.

Answer 2

I bet that if you'd rather be a teacher than a chef, people won't be disappointed in you if you became a teacher. So if you'd rather be a teacher, then I suggest you be a teacher.

I'd suggest you do a mission trip in Latin America or join the Peace Corps, but not both. But you can do both if you want to and you're willing to make a really big sacrifice.

You can do a mission trip in Latin America and/or join the Peace Corps for a year or two when you're young, then be a teacher after that. I think that's how it usually works. You can do both. And you can certainly do those things plus stay close to God and have a family, so you don't have to choose one or the other.

If you want to be there for your children, I'd suggest you not work much while they're really young (when they aren't in school). Then when they're old enough to go to school all day, you can work while they're in school.

Answer 3

Well you have a list there darlin. Why don't you do them all. Go where you want and learn your craft as a chef, then teach others to be a chef. Have your children. Join the peace corps as a cook for the people. Do it in South America.
Work with God in all of this and you will be able to do it right.
You do know this will take time don't you? Like maybe twenty years?
It's a good list so follow up on all of them, who says you can't but you?
Cast your bread upon the waters darlin.
All the best to you.

Answer 4

Honey, I think you already have it figured out what you want to do. You just need the courage to start.

Don't listen to what other people want you to do. They are going to persuade you to fulfill THEIR dreams.

You have already determined that you don't want to be a chef in a restaurant, so just cook as a hobby. Or bring your talents to a mission where your skills will be appreciated by those in need.

You can do missions and be in the Peace Corps and enjoy what you want to do while you're young and when you're ready to settle down and have a family, you can become a teacher. OR you can take your children with you and teach them the wonders of what you do, while you are helping and teaching those on your mission.

Only you can determine what are your strongest desires. And only you can decide what you really want to do for yourself.
You just need someone who can help support you and give you the courage you need to make the first step.

You will do what is right for you when you make the decision for yourself.

Best of luck!

Answer 5

O.k. sweets do yourself a favor and take a deep breath, you seem to be along the same lines as me. I'm a senior in high school and i get to decide what career/collage to go to. Do your best to remember that your human and can only do so much. But don't let that stop you from trying to do all of that.

If possible you might want to look into combining your dreams so you end up achieving all of them, something along the line of you become a missionary to help teach kids in Latin America how to cook, and have a form of basic education. Thats just one mix up off the top of my head, remember that theres only so much that you can do at once, but theres still plenty of time to do other things.

It's great to hear about such a proactive person wanting to help others, and I wish you the best in your decisions, I really hoped this helped

Answer 6

Well you don't want to cook in a restaurant but how about in Latin America or the Peace Corps?
You can also teach there when you are not cooking.
You'd only need the teaching degree.
And maybe some dishes that are possible to cook in Latin America with the ingredients they produce or buy there.

Do what makes U happy btw. It's good that others see your cooking ability but that is just as key to a family as teaching your kids well. So your int3rests can help you in the home too!

Answer 7

You want to stay close to God? How close are you? Or how close do you think you are? Why not ask Him? You want mission trips to Latin America? Why there? The Peace Corps? What do you want to learn there? You want a family and be there for your children? Are you engaged, married, or anywhere near something like this? You want to do things right? What have you done so far? Be honest with yourself, really ask yourself why you want to do these things, I mean really look deep inside of you. This will be your beginning point, honesty. Go from there. Good luck

Answer 8

I'm assuming you're still in high school (if beyond high school, like 20+ years of age, it would KIND OF be a little too late to ask that question).

Well, try going to a community college or a junior college to try to find what you want to do. If you go to a 4-year or a university without knowing what to major in, that would be a BIG BIG BIG waste of money.

Secondly, i think you've already stated something in there that satisfies your interests: Join peace corps? Be a missionary? Be a teacher (or a private tutor at that, public school teachers are overrated and often teach like smack)?

Your call.

Answer 9

You are too ambitious or full of inner unrest. Happiness and fulfillment come with the enjoyment of the smallest and seemingly simplest things in life. A sunset on your front porch. A drawing from your or someone else's child. Being there when someone needs you, even for the smallest of things. Hugging the one next to you when he or she is sad. Those are the things that will change lives and leave a legacy.

Answer 10

A wife having two or three children is always beneficial one for a girl like you. Thereby you are able complete two works ,
1.A teacher who can look after teaching side of the children.
2.A Chef of a family can cook whatever the children and husband want throughout her life.
3. She can take up any role she likes when she becomes a mother. such as a good ad visor, guide, counselor,care taker, doctor,cc. etc.
So I sincerely recommend you to become a mother and serve for your family and you will have a satisfaction of living as an ANGLE is this world.