In the Interest of Keeping it All Together, or, How to Copy My Friends
Education: M.A. in International Relations with a regional focus in Asian security studies.
Language Mastery: Mandarin Chinese, Korean, possibly Hindi
Professional: to direct an FE office at State by forty, or to hold a high position at CIA DI or DO.
Professional Dream: to be DCI or Secretary of State.
Personal: to visit all six inhabited continents, as many countries as possible; learn as many languages as possible; continue study of History; never lose touch with friends; read more Western classics;
Marry a Woman Who: can talk at length about the decline of the Ottoman Empire, the intricacies of the Japanese feudal power structure, or some other obscure historical topic; has been a participant in a LAN party; has a "dark side"; likes formal cocktail parties; wants to see and/or live in the rest of the world
career goals