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I went straight to work. I took about 6 months and many interviews to find a job, so I did some labouring work while looking for a coding position. Travelling a

I went straight to work. I took about 6 months and many interviews to find a job, so I did some labouring work while looking for a coding position. Travelling around the world seemed too scary / not me. In retrospect I wished I had given a PhD a go. Even if I dropped out I'd just get a job, and the stipend was generous enough for a single person to live. I encourage people to consider travelling even if they thing it's not for them. It doesn't have to be like everyone else does it. I'd go back and travel to meet other like minded tech people, go to tech conferences, and get some nature walks in amazing places. It would be light on the partying and well trodden backpacker routes, using non-plane transport as much as possible. It also could be 2 weeks initially with an option to go home or carry on.

marclave 7y ago
Appreciate your retrospection and thoughts. Do you have an idea on what area you would do your PhD in? Do you think that if someone is apprehensive about travelling for awhile after grad, that you would recommend a transitional period to explore ideas and not jump into any commitments? Which kind of feels as though it is an implicit side effect of going travelling for awhile.
- quickthrower2 7y ago
  PhD would be computer science related. Maybe related to compilers or programming languages. I think what I'm saying is a 2-4 week holiday is a good way to test if you like travelling, and what sort of travelling you like. If you don't like travelling as in constantly moving, maybe a holiday in once place for a while might give you the cultural experience without all the hassles. Depends on what you like. I've met people doing back to back organised tours for months, not sure how they do that without going mad!
  - marclave 7y ago
    Those are both pretty neat fields. Ahh I see, yeah makes sense and can vary between people for sure :)

marclave 7y ago

Appreciate your retrospection and thoughts. Do you have an idea on what area you would do your PhD in? Do you think that if someone is apprehensive about travelling for awhile after grad, that you would recommend a transitional period to explore ideas and not jump into any commitments? Which kind of feels as though it is an implicit side effect of going travelling for awhile.

quickthrower2 7y ago
PhD would be computer science related. Maybe related to compilers or programming languages. I think what I'm saying is a 2-4 week holiday is a good way to test if you like travelling, and what sort of travelling you like. If you don't like travelling as in constantly moving, maybe a holiday in once place for a while might give you the cultural experience without all the hassles. Depends on what you like. I've met people doing back to back organised tours for months, not sure how they do that without going mad!
- marclave 7y ago
  Those are both pretty neat fields. Ahh I see, yeah makes sense and can vary between people for sure :)