Geologist: A dead end career?

When I was going to enter a university, my mom shocked when she heard that I chose geology as my major. "WHAT????" she asked me with her eyes bulge out. With an innocent face, I answered he firmly, " Yes, I want to enter Geology Department,". Then she said,"That place is for boys, what did you want to go there anyway?". Back then, I didn't have an answered either. I just followed my guts. Finally she gave up and so she let me chose my life.

But when I started the college, a huge question hit on me. What is a geology? A simple answer is a science that study earth, its genesis, its chemical and physical, and all its deformations. I know I don't explain it like the scientist does but that's just what I think. I graduate in 5 years, get married with .... guess what? A geologist! I think it's normal if my soul mate is a geologist too. It's easier to understand each other work. I understand his work when he asks my help and I'm happy to do it.

Years passes by. The great earthquake in 2004 that causes a big tsunami in Aceh strikes us all. Specially me. At that particular point, I understand now why my heart told me to learn about the earth itself, that is to understand it, to understand the language of mother nature. For the first time in my life I am grateful that I become geologist. Now, with so many things happen to our earth and with global warming issue, I use my knowledge to live my life so we can be safe (with God blessing). I don't earn much money from my geology knowledge but at least I can avoid the unbearable things. And the most important thing that I'm happy.