small fish in big pond

Having graduated last year, I suddenly feel the weight of the development of the Occupational Therapy profession.
As a student I had such a clear idea of the diversity of OT and the opportunities that it lent itself to.
Now that I've entered the working world I realise that this vision is a lot more challenging.
I am currently taking the year 'off' from practising as I have to do my community service and was not happy with my placement (tied the knot which also meant more commitment). So there I was at the beginning of this year wandering what the heck I was going to do- something interesting and money-making. Suddenly all the ideas I had of how I could use the skills I had learnt in my profession fell flat.ouch...small fish!!!
I toyed with the idea of selling educational toys- but am not a salesperson. Then looked at starting a consulting company with a wise and enthusiastic OT friend, whom I had worked with in the past. That is still on the cards but I suddenly feel so young and inexperienced...something I didn't feel when I was studying...the world was my oyster then.
Finally I settled on Au Pairing. What a fascinating and crazy ride that has been. I looked after two boys aged 7 and 10. It has given me such a lot of insight into the occupational profile of children today (city kids). The games and use of time is so different from what I did as a kid...and I'm not that old.
Secondly I started working as a 'facilitator' at and old age home. ('facilitator' is used because I am not licensed to practice as an OT yet...not until after I have done a year's community service for the South African government). It is not really an OT position. I don't carry that responisibility yet, instead I really just 'occupy' the senior with what they find meaningful.

This is getting way to long. Please post coments or wait for my fantastic discussion of how I have had a bird's eye view of 'occupation' without the hassle of all the other responsibilities that OT's have in the work place.