The end of the high school.

The end of the high school is fast approaching. I have past five years in Disraeli high school. During these years, I had the opportunity to create precious links with people. Also, with the program that I chose at school, the circus, it gave me the chance to find a new passion and also gave me the chance to have a job that I like. It's been four years since I started to give circus courses to kids and also to adults. In spite of these opportunities, it's now the time to choose what I want to do. I have three choices:

Choice 1 : I decided to go at the Cegep of Thetford because it is close to my house.

Choice 2 : I decided to go at the Cegep of St-George because my boyfriend is there.

Choice 3 : I decided to go on a humanitarian trip.

Cegep of Thetford.

Choosing this Cegep gave me the chance to save money because I don't have to pay many things like an apartment and the groceries. I don't know what programs I want to choose. I am hesitating between two programs:

Choice 1 : I decided to choose the Natural Science.

Choice 2 : I decided to choose the Special care counselling.

Cegep of St-George.

Choosing this Cegep gave me the chance to be closer to my boyfriend. I don't know if I want to have my apartment or if I want to live with my boyfriend. I have a choice to make:

Choice 1 : I decided to live with my boyfriend.

Choice 2 : I decided to live in my own apartment.

Volunteering abroad.

I always wanted to go volunteering abroad. I think that it is a good experience, and it gives me invaluable things to learn like new cultures. Like everything else, there are also disadvantages to go volunteering abroad. All the time that I am a volunteer, I don't have a wage for the work that I do. Even if I have a little bit of money that I have set aside, I am not sure if it is sufficient. I have a choice to make:

Choice 1 : I decided to go volunteering abroad.

Choice 2 : I decided to take a year to work.

Natural Science.

I started the Natural Science. I find it very hard. I have difficulty following all maters that the teachers show. Also, I feel like I alienate with the things that I learn. It doesn't reach me. I am not sure if I am able to continue this course and succeed. I have a choice to make:

Choice 1 : I decided to continue in this program.

Choice 2 : I decided to stop this program.

The special care counselling.

I started the special care counselling, and I like the courses. My first year is going good. In this program I have two internships to schedule. It's now the time for me to choose where I want to do my first intern:

Choice 1 : I chose to do my first intern at a kindergarten.

Choice 2 : I chose to do my first intern in mental health.

Kindergarten intern.

I started my internship in kindergarten. I have two parts in my intern that I have to succeed. The first part is called observation. I have to observe what my accompanist does, what is the routine and what techniques she uses with the kids. The second part is application. In this part, I have to take in charge the group and know the routine well. Briefly, I have to be autonomous like real educators. At the moment, I like to do my intern at this place. The kids are endearing, and I like the atmosphere with the other colleagues. After a while in my intern, the boss offered me a job like replacement during the holiday season and the summer. What should I do?

Choice 1 : I decided to accept the job.

Choice 2 : I decided to refuse the job.

Mental health intern.

I started my internship in mental health. I don't really like it. I have the impression that I am not in the right place. I don't really like to work with adults, and I don't trust certain people. So, I decided to talk with my accompanist to explain to her my situation. A patient that I am afraid of listened to my conversation with her, and he was angry that I wanted to leave. When I left the office of my accompanist, the patient attacked me. Unfortunately, I didn't survive at this attack.

Choice 1 : Start at the beginning.

Live with my boyfriend.

I decided to live with my boyfriend. Quickly, we found that it was hard to live together. During a night at a party, my boyfriend cheated on me. I decided to leave him. I didn't have any other place to live. I had to leave the Cegep and go back to living with my parents.

Choice 1 : Start at the beginning.

Live in my own apartment.

I decided to live in my own apartment to avoid couple problems with my boyfriend. I think having each of our things will be easier for us. So, I started studying Social Science - The psychology. During the session, I am wondering if this program is really for me. Yes, I like the psychology of human, but I think I am missing something. The other courses who don't contain psychology don't join me. For example, I really don't like the politics. So, I talked to my boyfriend about my concerns. I mentioned to him that the courses don't join me, and that I am thinking about leaving cegep. However, he took badly my point because I mentioned to him that I would like to leave the cegep. I am surprised because I didn't think that he would take it badly. After this discussion, he decided to leave me because he says that if I leave the cegep we won't be as close anymore. So, I returned to live at my parent's house with a broken heart.

Choice 1 : Start at the beginning.

Go on volunteering abroad.

I decided to go on volunteering abroad. I am not sure where I want to go because there are many places, and different missions. I am hesitating between two choices:

Choice 1 : I decided to go to South Africa.

Choice 2 : I decided to go to Greece.

Take a year to work.

I decided to take a year to work. This job will come in handy to set aside money. I decided to work in an office. I am the boss's assistant. I had my first on-the-job-training to learn the ropes of the job. My OJT was overwhelmed because I have many things to learn. I am not sure if I am able to do this job for a long time. I have a choice to make:

Choice 1 : I decided to continue doing this work.

Choice 2 : I have decided not to continue this job.

The job office.

It now has been 3 months that I have been have working at this place. I find it very hard. More often than not, I do overtime because I have a lot of work to do. My boss is very demanding. He withholds good feedback about my work, he just undermines it. Every morning, I have a lack of motivation to go to work. I regret not going volunteering abroad. I realise that I prefer to live in-depth experiences with no premium wage than having a dead-end job with no chance to live experiences. For these reasons, I decided to leave my work.

Choice 1 : Start at the beginning.

What should I do?

I left my job at the office. I went to carry my resume in different places like restaurants, groceries and different clothing stores. I didn't like all the places I tried. As I had a lot of time to think, I realise that I would like to work with kids. I should have continued my studies when I finished my years of high school.

Choice 1 : Start at the beginning.

I accepted the job.

I am glad that I accepted the job. I do some replacement during the holiday season and the summer. I like this job because I can work with kids, and it gives me more experience. The drawback of this job is that I don't really like the fact that everyday I have to do the same routine. Even if this is not the job of my life, it gives me the opportunity to have a foot in the door. If my background doesn't go as I have planned, I know that I will have this option in back up. For my future job, I think that I would like to have more action. It goes by very fast and my year of cegep is almost finished. I have to decide what I want to do after the cegep:

Choice 1 : I decided to start to work as a special care counselling.

Choice 2 : I decided to go to the University.

I refused the job.

I decided to refuse the job at the kindergarten because I have already two jobs, and I think that having a third job will be overwhelming. However, I didn't realise that accepting this job would have given me the possibility to have a foot in the door if something goes wrong in my future. Also, this job would have given me a good background to put in my resume. I realise that I didn't make the right choice.

Choice 1 : Start at the beginning.

Go to the University.

I decided to go to the UQAR at the campus of Lévis. I chose to study in education. When I was young, I dreamed to be a teacher in primary school. My choice to go to the university reminded me that I always wanted to be a teacher because I like to work with kids and teach them different things. I developed this passion for teaching when I started giving circus classes to kids. So, I did my studies, and after I started working as a teacher. I did many years in this profession until my retirement. I was enjoying my retirement but the school called me to know if I could return to teaching because they are having a lack of staffs, so there are many vacant positions. I have a choice to make:

Choice 1 : I decided to return at work.

Choice 2 : I decided to continue my retirement.

Start working as a special care counselor.

After my studies, I decided to start working as a special care counselor. I work in a school. I like it, but I think I am missing something. When I go in class to help the teacher, I would like to be at his place. I realise that I should go to the university to become a teacher. I made the wrong choice when I decided to start working as a special care counselor.

Choice 1 : Start at the beginning.

Continue in Natural Science.

Continuing in Natural Science was a bad idea. It's clear that I don't have the competences to be in this program. Even if I do some efforts, I don't have the motivation anymore. I do many overtimes at my house to do my homework. I hardly ever sleep anymore. I am exhausted mentally and physically. I failed all of my exams, so I decided to leave the Natural Science.

Choice 1 : Start at the beginning.

Stop Natural Science.

I left the Natural Science. I don't really know what to do, so I decided to go work in a bar to earn money while waiting to find out what I want to place myself in. A night, when I was at work, I was a victim of sexual harassment. I feel very bad after this event. I would like to complain at the police but my perpetrator tries to deter me to complain. After a few weeks, the man continued to persecute me, and I am dread. I don't know what to do because my perpetrator threatens me. Desperate, I decided to change city without warning.

Choice 1 : Start at the beginning.

Return at work.

I decided to return at work to help the school. After a moment, I realise that I was now too old to teach again. I don't have the patience that I had when I was younger. Also, I found that I was no longer up to date in the program, and I find that tough. I realise that I made the wrong choice.

Choice 1 : Start at the beginning.

Continue my retirement.

I decided to continue my retirement. I received my pension, so I decided to start traveling around the world to enjoy my retirement. It's the best decision I have ever made. I don't have time management, and I like it because I feel more free. There are cursory problems like I have difficulty choosing where I want to go, but it's not important. I have one wish. I want to go live in a retirement house and continue to travel like I already do.

Choice 1 : Start at the beginning.

Greece.

Going to Greece was a good choice. The landscapes are beautiful. In Greece, I take care of children with special needs. I help them in the routine and at school. It's a significant experience for me, and I like it. A night, I decided to go out to take a walk. When I am walking, I feel like someone is following me. When I turn around someone pushes me to the ground violently to take my phone and my bag. My head hits very hard against a big rock, and I die.

Choice 1 : Start at the beginning.

South Africa.

In South Africa I do some tasks that I really like. For example, I am a teacher. I help children to learn basic math, reading, and arts. Also, I like my work schedule. I work from Monday to Friday at 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. On the weekends, I am free to do want I want. So, this weekends I decide to take a bus to visit the mountains. At the beginning of the ride, everything is going well. In the middle of the ride, I notice that the driver has a weird face. It looks like he panics. So, I decide to go see him asking what goes wrong. He says that we don't have brake on the bus. At the same time, we have to turn a big pin. As we don't have brake, we can not turn the big pin, so the bus goes straight head, and we fall down a big cliff. Nobody survives at this fall on the bus.

Choice 1 : Start at the beginning.