It starts off with “What year are you, again?” or “What is it you’re studying?”, and always leads to the same place…

“Oh. Well, what are you planning to do with your degree?”

Lately, I’ve found myself being more honest. “That’s a good question,” I’ll reply. Then I’ll name some possible job options, none of which I actually want to do, but enough to satisfy their curiosity.

Sometimes, especially when the question comes from a professor, I’m tempted to lay it all out there: “I want to get married, have kids and be a good Christian.”

But something tells me that’s an answer they probably won’t like…