Journalism - Indecision 2005
Alright, this is getting a little nuts. I mean, I know I still have a year left of school after this, but how the HELL am I going to figure out what I want my career to be if my mind changes DAILY??We're really getting into the good stuff in radio now. Yes, my prof is still the devil incarnate, but she's pushing us to do stuff we normally wouldn't, which I guess is good. I just wish she'd stop putting so much pressure on us all. Her tactic doesn't seem to be the "I'm giving you this huge challenge because I know you can do it," as Susan, my TV prof took last semester. Lisa's technique seems to be more along the lines of "If you don't get a story that simulatiously solves poverty AND world hunger, you're going to fail this course and never be as good a journalist as me." Grrrrrr...she drives me up the wall.
But that's not the point.
The point is that I don't know what I want to do with my life after graduation. Yes, I love journalism, but what does that MEAN?? Ok, lets break this down. My priorities for the future are:
a) writing
b) travelling...a LOT
c) meeting new people and learning about new things
Now to me, what that translates to is being the host of a travel show, which in spite of everything else which has changed, still remains my ultimate goal. It's how to get there that's the problem.
I want to do a masters in travel and tourism. But all the programs in Canada require that you have an undergrad in either business or travel management or something of that ilk. The only university I've found that doesn't is this one, but if you look closely you'll notice it's in Wellington, New Zealand. This, of course, is totally not a problem, until you look at the handy little "costs" button on the left-hand side. It has a neat little calculator which totals up all your costs for the year, including things like tuition, rent, food, entertainment etc. The total? $27,502 A YEAR. Granted some of the expenses I could skip out on, but tuition alone is almost 15 grand. Where the HELL am I supposed to get that amount of money between now and next Sept.? Scholarships? I guess, but my marks aren't that stellar. Thanks to j-school I've practically forgotten what an A looks like. I usually scrape together a B-B+ average...is that enough?
The other option is Ottawa's own Algonquin College, which also doesn't have any prerequisits for it's 2-year Tourism and Travel program. Tuition and books here comes out at a quite reasonable $3000/yr., which I can do. The only thing about doing that is that it most likely means another 2 years at home. Sure, I could move out and get my own place, but I just really can't justify spending a crap-load of money like that when I can live here for free. Life at home isn't that bad! The other good thing about doing it this way is that if I work and go to school I'll have much more $$ at the end of it all.
But staying HERE? For TWO MORE YEARS? I won't be moving out until I'm 24...24 PEOPLE!! I'll be living out the stereotype of the 24 year old LIVING IN THEIR PARENTS' BASEMENT! HOW SAD IS THAT?!
And MOST of all, the fact that I want to take a masters in travel and tourism at all makes me think: does that mean I don't want to be a journalist? I do though! I'd also like to be a travel agent, and a teacher, oh and I'd really like to work in advertising, and public relations! I would be TOTALLY good at that!!
WHAT DO I WANT TO DO???
You tell me. I don't know.
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