[00:00.00]Professor: So, John, what's on your mind?
[00:06.78]Student: Oh, well, it's nothing specific. You see, I am. I guess. Well, you see, the thing is, I'm graduating this semester and...
[00:15.31]Professor: Right, congratulations. What then…
[00:18.77]Student: Well, that's just it. So I was wondering if you, I don't know, maybe you had some ideas.
[00:24.85]Professor: Oh. Well, I don't know, maybe if you told me more about...
[00:29.53]Student: Well actually, if I may, I mean, you must be. I mean, you're an English major, too, right?
[00:35.69]Professor: Aha.
[00:36.17]Student: So well, you were once in my position. So how did you deal with it?
[00:41.54]Professor: Right? Um, well, after college, I really wasn't sure what I wanted to do. So I took a year off, and that was the first thing I did. And then I started masters in English literature, and eventually I realized I wanted to be a professor. [00:55.76]So in other words, I kind of continue what I had been studying in college and ultimately decided I wanted to stay with it. [01:02.66]But, well, you know that was me. So I don't know why don't you tell me more about what's going through your head these days.
[01:10.54]Student: Okay. Well, um well, I guess, like, I'm pretty sure I wanna travel, but I also need to make some money.
[01:18.47]Professor: Okay?
[01:19.27]Student: Because I'd like to be able to go back to school eventually, but I can't afford it right now.
[01:24.19]Professor: But eventually...
[01:25.21]Student: Yeah, I was thinking of a teaching degree, maybe or uh maybe journalism.
[01:30.09]Professor: Okay? That's a bit more concrete. Okay. By the way, where did you like to travel?
[01:35.22]Student: Africa, Latin America, uh, Japan。
[01:38.70]Professor: Nice, nice. Hang on. You know what? Another student of mine did this a few years ago, it.. it kind of fits all you told me so far. There's travel involved.
[01:49.77]Student: Is it that volunteer thing, the uh, international assistance program, the thing posted on the department bulletin board?
[01:55.35]Professor: No, something else.
[01:56.62]Student: Because I was kind of curious about that.
[01:58.43]Professor: No, no, it's something else. I don't remember all the details, but Peter, the other student, I mentioned this a few years ago and got a lot out of it. [02:06.81]You spend 2 years studying for your teaching certification, but you don't have to actually pay for the school, sound good? [02:13.50]So long as you teach English afterwards in one of the designated countries, so you'd be an English teacher.
[02:19.14]Student: Um, English abroad. Sounds good uh. Why not?
[02:23.82]Professor: If I remember correctly, there's a bunch of different places to apply for. I…I don't know about countries in Africa, but there's France and Japan. [02:31.92]I have that Information around here somewhere, but I'd have to find it first. [02:36.81]Um. I still have last year's brochure. I saw it just the other day, but …but tell me are you really interested?
[02:43.16]Student: Uh, yeah, actually,
[02:44.89]Professor: Okay, then I'll find it. I know it's here somewhere. And you can stop by my office to pick it up tomorrow.
[02:50.69]Student: Okay.
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