TED Community » Samuel Bankester

Location:: United States, Carville, LA
Current organization:: U.S. Army (Active Duty)
Current role:: Intelligent Analyst
Gender:: Male
Areas of expertise:: Language (English), Short story writing, Foreign Language

I am:: Educator/Teacher, World traveler, Writer/Editor
Languages:: English, Albanian, Russian, French
Universities:: University of Phoenix - BA, Defense Language Institute - Monterey

The human condition; Albanian history; Resisting theocracy; Science and Nature; Languages; Music; Writing; Human rights

Writing short stories and learning languages.

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A comment on Conversation: How did you find you life's work and passion after age 40? Is it possible?

May 26 2012: Woody, I believe it was Mark Twain who said "do what you love and the money will come." You already know the things about which you are passionate! Pursue them and something will certainly develop. I am about to retire after twenty years of military service. I am 44 years old. My passion has always been Balkan history and culture. Now I find myself about to enter a whole new career in academics, as an English teacher in Kosova and Albania. Yes, there are challenges, but I refuse to lie on my deathbed one day and say "I wish I had (fill in the blank)." Go for what makes you happy, Woody.

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