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During my junior year in college I took a course called spiritual autobiography. I attend a small liberal arts school so the classes are usually fewer than twenty people. This class had three students. The class became much more like a seminar of global spiritual ideas and concepts.

One student was a getting attending a masters in health science program, while another was pursuing a law degree. The professor had a doctorate in rhetoric. I was the lone English student. All these differing majors made the conversation quite interesting. The health science major often talked about the importance of healing through human movement programs. The law student presented arguments of various spiritual concepts.  We reviewed how various spiritual practices combine exercise and nutrition for longevity and a peaceful spirit. We explored how ancient spiritual wisdom transformed into modern concepts taught in health science universities.

Throughout the semester we read autobiographies by Gandhi, Malcolm X, Thomas Merton, and the spiritual travel memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert. All these works reflect the search for a spiritual center and maintaining that faith in a sometimes faithless world. As we followed the spiritual journey of the authors, we all took the time to consider and question our own faith and its importance in our lives.

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I married a Greek man.  Along with my Greek husband, I got beautiful Greek in-laws. The mama always cooks for hours when she visits and we have enough food for several weeks. Our freezer gets stuffed, and so do we. The papa always fixes a leaky faucet or diagnoses car problems.

I have been trying to learn the Greek language. When I studied abroad in Ireland the education directory listed a course in modern Greek. It was very surreal learning Greek in Ireland.

Now, I’m in an online humanities degree program and the Greek lessons have taken a back burner to the class load. When my in-laws visit I always catch a few more phrases. Sometimes my husband will play Greek music and sing along.

Next year I’ll be looking at master degree programs online. The masters programs are intense and a lot of work, but I’ll always appreciate a break from studying to enjoy a great meal cooked by my Greek mother-in law.

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Working in a resort town can be a lot of fun, particularly if you enjoy working in the service and hospitality industries.  The weather in resort towns is typically fantastic, as most people like to vacation in areas that has warm weather year round.  In addition, you generally find higher pay in these areas, and in some cases housing might be provided by the resort (if you don’t mind living with your co-workers!).

Here are three great resort town careers to capture your interest.

1. Work as a guide. If hiking, rafting, scuba diving, horseback riding, or other outdoor, resort-style sports are your thing, you might beable to get a great job in a great place doing exactly what you love.  For instance, horseback riding on the beach is a popular vacation pastime in resort areas such as Florida and the Caribbean.
2. Work at a golf resort. If you are passionate about golf, there are many golf careers that revolve around resorts and vacation towns.  For instance, you could get a job providing golf instruction at a posh resort, or any other number of golf jobs, such as grounds maintenance, landscaping, or even selling golf equipment in the resort’s golf store.
3. Work as a chef. All resorts pride themselves on having top notch dining establishments.  As a chef, you could easily get a job making great food at a great resort, and in a great location.  There are many culinary schools nationwide where you can get the education necessary to get one of these highly sought-after chef jobs.

Too many people hate their jobs, probably because they do the same thing day in and day out, without anything to keep their careers interesting.  The combination of location and the interesting jobs available ensure that working at a resort will never be tedious or boring!

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Culinary arts institutes are schools that people typically attend because they want to get a degree in cooking. After attaining these culinary arts degrees, the students of these schools usually go on to get jobs in the restaurant industry or to open up their own restaurants. However, you don’t have to make cooking your primary career just because you go to Culinary School.

Some people go to cooking school in order to gain additional skills that can benefit the jobs that they already have. For example, a hotel owner may be interested in learning more about each of the jobs that he employs people for. Going to culinary school would give that hotel owner a much greater understanding of what is going on in the restaurants within his hotel.

Other people go to cooking school and then pursue completely different types of work. They may use their degree in cooking to get a job that pays them a decent amount of money while they pursue a different dream such as acting or writing. Alternatively, they may just use their culinary school skills as a hobby when entertaining people in their own kitchens. Whatever path they take, they rarely regret going to culinary school even if it doesn’t lead to their permanent primary career.

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