Deciding My Future

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Ashley Hernandez

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Word count: 1424

Choice count: 42

Section count: 26

Image count: 26

Error count: 13

Field Related Analysis:

Tourism : 25 matches (Alcohol, Contract, Environment, Guide, Hostel, Program, Receptionist, Tourism, Tours, administration, contract, ex, guide, hostel, pass, program, receptionist, report, resort, stop, times, tour, tour guide, tourism, waitress)

Education : 19 matches (School, behavior, choice, class, classes, college, don, failing, failure, first, major, management, options, report, school, semester, student, teacher, university)

Law/Paralegal-Technology : 14 matches (contract, divorce, family, government, guilty, half a year, harassment, Information, interest, living, month, offer, office, Sexual)

Target Structure:

lack of (1 match)

purpose (1 match)

put aside (1 match)

sexual harassment (2 matches)

straight A's (1 match)

vacant position (1 match)

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Deciding My Future

Start.

I am currently studying Tourism at Montmorency College. It is my last semester. I'm not sure if I want to go to the university or work in a foreign country. I'm very confused. What should I do?

Choice 1 : Send requests to universities

Choice 2 : Move to a foreign country and work there.

Confused

Send requests to universities.

I sent many requests to some universities in Quebec. I am scared that I will not get accepted. Did I get accepted?

Choice 1 : Yes, I got accepted.

Choice 2 : No, I wasn't accepted.

University admission

Yes, I got accepted.

Two universities reached to me to tell me I am accepted in their program. I am very excited, but I don't know which one to choose. Which one do I chose?

Choice 1 : University of Montreal.

Choice 2 : University Laval.

University of Montreal

University of Montreal.

I am studying a major in Italian at University of Montreal. I really love my program, and I am putting efforts to be the best one in school. Perhaps, not everything was good. I am living sexual harassment in class by my teacher. What should I do?

Choice 1 : Report him.

Choice 2 : Stay quiet.

Sexual harassment

Report him.

I reported my teacher's behavior to the university management. None believed my accusations. I got kicked out of school.

Choice 1 : Start again.

Move to a foreign country and work there.

I decided to move to another country, and work for 6 months there. I have been looking for some job opportunities, and two of them caught my attention: Work as a receptionist in a hostel in Liberia, Costa Rica or work as a guide in a resort in Cartagena, Colombia. Which one do I chose?

Choice 1 : Move to Liberia, Costa Rica.

Choice 2 : Move to Cartagena, Colombia.

plane

Move to Liberia, Costa Rica.

I t has been a month since I landed in Liberia. I really enjoy my job as a receptionist, and I am getting used to the Costa Rican lifestyle. My manager's name is Carlos, and my coworkers say that he is into me. I really find him attractive, but I already have a boyfriend. What should I do?

Choice 1 : Be faithful.

Choice 2 : Go on a date with Carlos.

liberia

Be faithful.

I decided to be faithful to my boyfriend. I talked with Carlos to keep things strictly professional. He wasn't very happy at first, but he acknowledged my request. Our work environment got so much better. 5 months later, I went back to Canada. When I arrived back to Montreal, my boyfriend asked me to marry him. What should I do?

Choice 1 : Accept it.

Choice 2 : Tell him I'm not ready.

wedding ring

Accept it.

I got married. The first 3 months were the happiest moments of my life, but things got bad pretty quickly. He became very abusive with me. I was scared to leave him, but I couldn't live in fear anymore. What should I do?

Choice 1 : Stay with him.

Choice 2 : Divorce him.

domestic violence

Stay with him.

I decided to stay with him. Everything became so much better. He begged me to forgive him, which I did. Perhaps, one day he came home drunk, and stabbed me 10 times with a kitchen knife. I died.

Choice 1 : Start again.

crime scene

Move to Cartagena, Colombia.

It has been a month since I landed in Cartagena. I don't really like my job as a tour guide because I feel that the tourists don't care about my information. I asked my manager if I can get another position, but she said there isn't any vacant position at the moment. What should I do?

Choice 1 : Keep your job as a tour guide.

Choice 2 : Go back to Canada.

cartagena

Keep your job as a tour guide.

I stayed in Colombia, even if I didn't like the job. After 6 months, my contract with the resort ended, so I had to go back to Canada. My manager thanked me for my perseverance, so she offered me to take her place as a manager. What should I do?

Choice 1 : Accept the offer.

Choice 2 : Decline it.

tour guide

Accept the offer.

I became the manager of the guided tours office. I have a very good salary, and I've decided to spend the rest of my life in Colombia. Life is great.

Choice 1 : Start again.

beach

Go back to Canada.

I went back to Canada because I didn't want to spend half a year in a job where I wasn't feeling worthy. I didn't have any purpose, so my parents gave me an ultimatum: To send requests to universities or to find a job. What should I do?

Choice 1 : Send requests to universities.

Choice 2 : Find a job in Montreal.

Montreal

No, I wasn't accepted.

All of my applications were declined. I put aside my desire to continue my studies, so I decided I needed to find a job. I had two options: Move to a foreign country and work there, or find a job here in Canada. What should I do?

Choice 1 : Move to a foreign country and work there.

Choice 2 : Find a job in Montreal.

red x

Stay quiet.

I've decided to stay quiet on the situation. I didn't want to create a scandal. I canceled the class with that teacher to avoid the sexual harassment. I graduated being a straight A's student, and I got a job as a translator in the government.

Choice 1 : Start again.

graduation

University Laval.

I'm studying Business Administration at University Laval. I don't really like my program, I have a lack of interest in it. I'm not sure if I want to continue on this program, to change program or drop out. What should I do?

Choice 1 : Continue on Business Management.

Choice 2 : Change program and go to University of Montreal.

Choice 3 : Drop out.

Université Laval

Drop out.

I dropped out of school. I started drinking alcohol to forget about this failure. I got so drunk that I went into a ethyl coma.

Choice 1 : Start again.

Vodka

Go on a date with Carlos.

I went out to take some drinks with Carlos. We had a wonderful night, and I was willing to go out with him again. Perhaps, I was feeling guilty to see someone new, when I was already in a relationship. Should I break up with my boyfriend? What should I do?

Choice 1 : Break up with my boyfriend.

Choice 2 : Don't break up with my boyfriend.

Champagne

Break up with my boyfriend.

I called my boyfriend to break up with him. I was free to date Carlos without feeling guilty. We have a very healthy relationship. Right now, I discovered that I'm pregnant, and we are very happy to start our family together.

Choice 1 : Start again.

Pregnant

Divorce him.

I've divorced my abusive husband. I was getting much better. I filled a police report so my ex-husband can pay for his actions. He is now in prison for domestic abuse.

Choice 1 : Start again.

Don't break up with my boyfriend.

I decided to stop flirting with Carlos, and be faithful to my boyfriend. When I came back to Montreal, he asked me to marry him. What should I do?

Choice 1 : Accept it.

Choice 2 : Tell him I'm not ready.

Tell him I'm not ready.

I told him I wasn't ready to get married. He dumped me right away. I was very sad for a few days, but I continued with my life, and I concentrated more on my career.

Choice 1 : Start again.

Continue on Business Management.

I decided to keep trying to pass my classes. I didn't like it at all, so I ended up failing all my classes.

Choice 1 : Start again.

Find a job in Montreal.

I found a job as a waitress in Downtown Montreal. I wasn't paid enough to survive, so I had to move back with my parents. I am sad and depressed because my life isn't turning as I wanted. I lost all hope.

Choice 1 : Start again.

Waitress

Decline it.

I declined my manager's job offer. I keep my job as a tour guide because I was feeling more appreciated in my work environment, and I wanted to gain more experience before taking a management job. I am really happy in Colombia, so I decided to stay here.

Choice 1 : Start again.

Beach