I am currently in my third week of a Global Economics class, and I think I have begun to develop a further focus in my life.
A quick background on myself- I graduated in 2011 with a Bachelors in Sociology, and went on to pursue a Masters in Business Administration. I chose this field, instead of going into Social Work, because the practical aspects of helping communities is sustained on an administrative level... and I wanted to learn this.
The previous semester, I took a class called Business As Missions (BAM), which discussed practical business models used to further development efforts in developing nations. Until this point, I did not have a clear direction, but this class fascinated me, and described my deepest interests. BAM is more of a christian term, as Missions is a field in which Christians seek to bring hope, through the gospel and addressing physical/spiritual needs. The model, however, is not limited to Christianity, but is utilized in many government and non-profit initiatives worldwide.
As I dive further into the issues of global economics, I am finding a clearer field that I may want to pursue. It is the political, legal, and regulatory side to the issues that BAMs deal directly with. Perhaps this is why I feel so drawn to work in South Korea? Who knows.
Dream: to make it the the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting one day.
