Watching the documentary, "Generation Jobless" did alter my mind in a negative way. Seeing that many young grads are underemployed and are mired in education debt, I'm afraid I will become one of them in the future! Perhaps the next generation will be even worse than now, with more people left jobless and underemployed!

    Joblessness has affected my field of interest somewhat in a good way. Now, I will have to reconsider what courses to take, so I don't have to go back to university after I graduate! I want to go into the science field, but referring back to the documentary, I realized that a majority of the graduates who have a degree in science have to return to university to take a technology course. I dislike using technology (especially computers) but right now, I'm debating whether or not should I take a computer science course. Someone give me opinions, please!

    In Canada's Labour Market Information, the sector I show interest in is the professional, scientific and technical services. The specific careers I'm interested in are chemist and chemical engineer.

    I'm still not too sure what governing bodies are. However, there are. The UNESCO- United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization has two governing bodies, The General Conference and The Executive Board that promotes job creation in the science field. The ILO- International Labour Organization is also a governing body whose purpose is to promote jobs while protecting people. The government could help with the economic crisis by enhancing social protection and create opportunities for people to have a decent income and employment.

    How can I gain experience to set apart from my peers? I can apply for an internship, co-op or an apprenticeship education to gain experience different from other people. Also, I can do volunteering and/or work while studying to gain not only experience, but skills as well. 

     What technological skills can I build? I can develop my skills in researching, writing lab reports, understanding basic hardware/software,  troubleshooting, communication, word processing and database skills needed to help me in the science field.
    
 
 

Dear Me,
    
    Who do I want to be ten years from now? Hopefully, I’ll change a bit,or a lot from what I am now. I am currently 15 and by the time I reach age 25, I want to be more confident in myself in speaking in front of an audience, carrying out certain tasks, just basically anything. Right now, you can say I’m the most quietest student in most of my classes. I feel nervous all the time when doing presentations because I cannot speak in front of people. Also, I am anxious to hand in any projects and tests because I have no confidence in getting an awesome mark!  That, I definitely have to change. 

   Another thing I want to be when I’m older is having an outgoing personality. I want to be more socially confident and responsive to others, opposite to what I am now- timid and shy. I’m just simply scared to talk to new people and meet new friends! I’m not the person willing to try new stuff as well. One thing I don't like about myself is I have no sense of  humour. I can’t even talk to someone on the phone unless no one hears me and sometimes I need to rehearse before speaking. 


   I’m such a failure right now, but not for long. Hopefully ten years from now, things will change for me to make myself better. Thanks for reading! 
                                          Sincerely,
                                                             The Me of 2013

                      In the next ten years or so, I want to be a person who is happy, confident, outgoing, successful, healthy, stress-free, comfortable, open-minded, courageous and independent. I want to live life to the fullest, be close to my family and travel around the world. I hope to be the person who gets a university degree in something and get a professional career. I want to be a person who is slightly above the average person, is a good problem solver and is very socable unlike now. I want to be living in a safe house, in a safe community. I want to be the person who walks in the Sakura Garden in Japan and knows at least eight languages. Overall, I want to be successful in life!