Post 1 >> Why did you choose this Career/study Programme?
Write about:
- Your dream jobs when you were a child
- Other career options that you had at the moment of applying to university
- What made you decide in the end
- Your experience at university until now
- The kind of job you would like to have
> Word count: 130 words
> Don't forget to leave comments on three of your classmates posts and on your teacher's post as well.
I can't really remember if I had a dream job as a child ... I think I never really thought about professions until I was forced to it. However, after finishing high school I had some options like kinesiology or occupational therapy because I wanted to help people but then I realized that I can't deal with injuries so it was not my area at all. I'm not really good at maths either so I guess my options were always closer to the humanist area.
One thing that helped me decide to become an English Teacher was the fact that with English I had different job possibilities like working at schools, institutes, higher education, tourism, as english tutor, etc. Moreover, I enjoyed teaching so I think I made the right choice.
Before getting to Universidad de Chile I worked in other places like schools and english institutes but I didn't like all the bureaucracy of these institutions. At this moment, I feel comfortable working with university students because they are responsible at this age and I like to meet people from the different faculties.
I don't know for how long I'll be working here, or if I'll continue as a teacher for many years but there's one thing I know... at the age of fifty I'd like to move to the south of chile and work there in something different, I don't know... maybe something related with tourism. Well, this is for now maybe I'll change my mind in the future, you never know that's around the corner.
i also tought about go live to the south, but my mind repeat "Canada" and "Italy" every time so, guess we will know in the moment
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me that bureaucracy in work places is one of many reasons why people resigne, I only have my dad's experience, but from what he said, municipal work is the worst thing he's ever done.
ReplyDeleteI think the tourism is very enjoyable because every day is different and the people normally is friendly. Latinoamerica and Chile (of course), have many beautiful landscape for "retire".
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in highschool, I had similar options such as be nurse or lawyer and help people, but I realized that my vocation was write.
ReplyDeleteI think about get options are so good, think in are the posibilities it's cool! I really happy for you and your decisitions!
ReplyDeleteKinesiology are in my list too! But like you, that is not my area jajaja. It is incredible the experience before work in the university, all that help to grow up like a professional. I hope in the near future you can work in other thing, tourism sounds really good.
ReplyDeleteThe bureaucracy are a topic really hard in the work, so i happy for you an your actaully work!
ReplyDeletewow doing something related to tourism sounds very entertaining!, especially in the south of Chile that has beautiful places to visit
ReplyDeleteI think is very important to enojy the job that we do, otherwise life would be a lot more meaningless, in that line i'm agree that you made a good choice and hope you the best for that future project.
ReplyDeleteHi! Personally, I believe that pedagogy is without a doubt one of the most beautiful careers, I was still interested in that area but I decided on journalism, I hope I have not chosen wrong!
ReplyDeleteregards!!