u/Arrownite

(Just a warning, this post is kinda long-winded lol)

Imma just say it outright: deep down, I do know what I want in life. The best case scenario for me is a wanderer's life, like the premise of Kino's Journey, where I can keep moving around the world, never staying in any place for more than a specific period of time. One where I also meet people around the world, and have good friends (or more) no matter where I am. Luckily ever since Covid times, I've indeed built up many relationships with people I'm close with around the world, and I love conversing with new people so that side of things will grow with time.

I'm currently constrained by one main commitment ending next year, after which there'll be no long-term issue tying me to any given place. As for shorter-term commitments, I'm willing to sacrifice a lot since I don't get much enjoyment out of things I've already tried before, so I can save money outside of one-time experiments. For instance, outside of trying new recipes, I'd genuinely prefer saving money to try more new things by only eating rice and cabbage every day than make a more expensive and maybe tastier recipe I've already made before. Given the chance to explore new options, I'd do everything to keep "repetition" costs from keeping me trapped.

My problem is that I have no idea how to achieve that life.

I've recently managed to graduate in 3 years with a double major in Political Science and Computer Science (4.0 gpa) in a T50 university here in the US. I picked these two because I realized I had a choice between floundering through several years college trying to find something I'm "passionate" about (which has never worked for me) and eventually failing out, or grinding 3 years to get one STEM and one Liberal Arts degree to get it over with and at least open some doors. These two were the options I felt I had the highest chance of success in. Luckily, I've managed to avoid student debt, so I'm not trapped in that regard.

Unfortunately, I've only been able to get through the hell that is CS by promising myself that I'll never have to do it again, so my brain actively removes anything I put in it relating to CS. I also don't have any internships or projects, and I genuinely hate coding, projects, and tech in general.

I also don't have any internships in Political Science either, though I did enjoy my classes there, especially those relating to geopolitics, as they help me understand the stories of how the world is the way it is, which also helps me navigate my way through the world, as well as through my relationships with others. Overall, I'd say Polisci, as well as linguistics, make up at least half of what I enjoy learning in my free time. However, I'm ruling out government work since I have many friends in other countries and would probably spend much of my time outside the US, so I don't want a target on my back from both the US and other governments. Academic and private work relating to Polisci also locks you in a given place, and at least in the country, so I wouldn't be fulfilled doing those either.

I've also found that I was able to succeed in college by all-inning before exams with my specific study method, using the promise that I can permanently "kill" the problem trapping me by locking in. I can do anything I can convince myself is worth doing, and the fact I never had to do the thing again did the trick. However, anything where I can't permanently kill the problem, especially those where the reward of success is doing more of the same thing, is essentially just Sisyphus pushing his rock. If there's no permanent progress that opens more doors, I can't see it as worth doing. Same thing with "skills", as I've found they fade over time and leave me with nothing, while forcing myself to maintain them just burdened me and was a constant uphill battle with no eventual reward.

So as the title says, I got about a year to find a career path that fits someone who only can find success by trying new things and by never having to do something again. Please respond with any thoughts, advice, and suggestions, and thanks for any help!