Seven Random Things

I've been tagged to post seven random things about myself. I'm a bit tardy with my response because

One: I've been enjoying some R & R. We just came back from the beach. I spent a whole week without news. No TV news, no newspaper, no NPR, no internet. Since I'm somewhat of a news junky, I think that the break was really good for me. I did spend a chunk of down-time watching season one of I Dream of Jeannie, my all-time favorite TV show.

Two: I have a great sense of direction and am quite good with maps. I don't get lost easily.

Three: I am enamored with all things Dutch. The painters, the landscape, Anne Frank (yes I know that she wasn't actually Dutch), the culture, the history...I've been to the Netherlands twice. I hope to go back someday. Eventually, I plan to study the language but

Four: I'm already working on Spanish (almost intermediate) and Polish (total beginner).

Five: I have a mechanical engineering degree and an MBA. I haven't worked in my field for a long time. Certain aspects of that career still interest me & I might start re-incorporating them into my grand scheme - however

Six: Someday (looong time from now!) I'll be an empty nester. Then, I want a job that pays me to travel. But what will it be? Travel writer? Long distance trucker? Tour guide leader? Ambassador? TBD.

Seven: Right now I'm reading The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clark. I don't usually read two novels at once, much less two fantasy novels, but {shrug}.

That was all pretty random, huh? Thank you, Karen Lynch (Discussing Breast Cancer) for the tag!