If you were to start afresh, where would you go & why?

Latrade said:
Public Sector? Labour TD?
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Public sector is too general an area so I can't say yes or no. "Labour TD?" No, I'd never be a TD; way too hard a job with long hours, little job security and loads of stress. That goes for TD's from every party.

I think I would have liked to be an architect. When I was in school my main interest was in art (I came very close to taking a place in Art College) and I ended up in engineering. Architecture, for me, is the best of both worlds.
 
Purple said:
I think I would have liked to be an architect. When I was in school my main interest was in art (I came very close to taking a place in Art College) and I ended up in engineering. Architecture, for me, is the best of both worlds.
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Could you retrain now?
 
Purple said:
I think I would have liked to be an architect. When I was in school my main interest was in art (I came very close to taking a place in Art College) and I ended up in engineering. Architecture, for me, is the best of both worlds.
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But they attract heaps of derision from both e.g. interior designers and builders/engineers though - designers think they are not creative enough and builders think they live in cloud cuckoo land and 'don't have a clue'.

I know quite a few architects and they tell me (celtic tiger era aside which was a different ball game) that unless you are really good, you struggle to be taken seriously.

On the plus side, it's not a difficult job (from the horses mouth) and can be both rewarding and well paid.
 
Great reading this thread so far - thought I was the only one who would select France, Canada and NZ (my friends look askance at me when I get past France!)

What's stopping me? The need for a (decent) regular income and OH not too keen on leaving Ireland (family, friends etc).

Thinking recently that the south coast of England might suit: no language barrier, minimal cultural barrier(!), proper network of foot paths/rights of way (not just in the uplands but through deciduous woods and fields too), near enough to France to make regular visits affordable, near enough to Ireland for OH to drop back, the ability to get home deliveries from websites and catalogues (Ireland: grrr), National Trust houses and gardens.....

Hmmmm...
 
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I was watching Location location the other night and they were trying to find a family a house in Cornwall which they did, searching in areas like St Ives and the like, places near the beach for starting afresh to live. It looked fabulous, seaside fish restaurants, flower adorned villages, he said that it feels very close to living in france, best weather in England. Not such an obvious choice but a good one, very pratical.
 
Yeah, The Scilly Isles are meant to be nice in a similar way - but a bit insular and inaccessible maybe.
 
Purple said:
I don’t think I’d live in another country but I would definitely take a different career path.
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Agree with this. Im sorry I didnt stay a full time student for longer at a time when I was used to having no money and/or responsibilities. Itd be hard now to give up the salary and go back to full time education. I do study on the side, but in retrospect I should have become Doctor Truthseeker at a young age :)
(could you all just refer to me as Doctor for a while to make me feel better?)
 
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