BA with Politics/International Studies and Sociology?

PaulD :

This course combination (double major) is what I’m considering following at university next year. I am New Zealand by citizenship, live in Australia and want a degree that I can add to with postgraduate qualifications in the humanities and also make use of being multilingual (a work in progress; I am learning Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese). Also I want to eventually live and establish my career in a Latin American country (I have a slight obsession with the continent, people, languages, history)

I do not desire a position in politics, I rather prefer a “ground level” job working with the public in the real interests of the public and plan to take units in my studies related to international aid, development and multicultural studies. Currently thinking: translator, diplomat, international development worker, community development, sociologist.

Can someone be my careers adviser and help me decide what to study? :)
I understand knowledge about Westerners working in Latin America may be in short supply, but please tell me what you have. Thanks.
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Is it me or are Chileans and Uruguayans different from the rest of Latin America?

JAMES2K :

When I visited Chile and Uruguay I noticed they were different than the rest of Latin America. They didn’t go out to clubs a lot, it was more about bars, lounges, and pubs. The cities were not as festive as the ones in Brazil, Mexico or Colombia. The people were interested in things likes science, economics and politics. Most of the college students I met were studying engineering or economics.
The most festive people I met in Chile were the Peruvian immigrants! The town in Southern Chile looked like little Swiss towns. I mean the country did not have that Latin flavor at all. The closest I got to Latin was with immigrants from other Latin countries or the youth who listened to a bit regaeton. Most of the musical acts sounded funky like Red Hot Chili Peppers or British like Artic Monkeys. The style in Chile is more London-esque. It’s weird. There was hardly any salsa music, a little cumbia but not much like its neighboring nations.
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……..LIKE A BOSS!!!!!!!!!!!!! : Things Found Only in America Get another News & Politics Joke »
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What would happen if the US military did not intervene in Latin and Southern American politics?

Trevor : I am very interested in Latin America’s history, as well as South America’s… And I’ve discovered a constant within all the revolutions and wars throughout Latin America’s bloody history…
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