What is Your Dream Job?
I know what you mean about having the freedom to do whatever you want to do. Right now, I have the freedom, but the bank account is a bit weak. Just wait til I win the lotto!
I also love school and could be a student forever if it were more lucrative.
My cousin is a marine biologist in Southern California. I really don't know him at all, my uncle was kind of a squirrel so we weren't close to that part of the family. A girl I went to high school with teaches marine biology at the University of Hawaii. I love the ocean, and it would be interesting to learn more about the critters who call it home.
Have you thought about being a hiking guide? I was reading a brochure the other day and this place (somewhere here in CO, can't remember where) offered hiking with llamas. It sounded like more of a vacation for the llama than the people who sign up for the vacation -- you learn how to pack the llama, care for the llama, exercise the llama, etc. If there's a market for hiking with llamas, I'll bet you could make a living sherpa-ing folks up and down all the peaks around here.
There's a lot to be said for a "not career-type" job. I'd get one myself if I didn't have to worry about health insurance.
Kix