University

[danlansdowne]

I've been thinking about what do do when I'm done with history at Guelph, and I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to try journalism school. I can read and write (usually helpful!), and I'd like to travel, so I'm thinking of trying to get a job with a travel magazine. Go around trying out different airlines, hotels, tourist spots, etc. Maybe get a job with a financial magazine or paper telling rich businessmen the best way to get where they're going.

I'd have to take a couple of language courses, though, so I could make my way around. I can take a couple of basic French correspondence courses through Guelph in the summer, though.

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[foxyfennec.livejournal.com]

Hey! That's what my degree is in! :D
Journalism is EASY. If you like to write (like I do), then you'll probably really enjoy it. I got mostly As and Bs in my courses, without really trying. Sometimes the deadline writing is a bitch, and if you have to take mass media law = it's hell. Other than that, a good subject to major in. The only thing I hated about it was all of the general education courses. If I could have taken nothing but journalism classes, I would have been so happy, and I would feel like I know more about the subject. (Like French, when the HELL am I going to use that knowledge?... oh wait, we might be moving near Canada. Okay, so I WILL use it. But not in journalism :P)

I wish you the best of luck! Just don't let the politics of it weigh you down :)

[dhlawrence.livejournal.com]

Don't worry--I have no interest in politics. I'm just planning on doing non-political stuff like travel articles.

I'm not going to be doing much general education things--this is a Master's course, so I think it will be pretty exclusive. I'm already doing a BA in history, so that will weed out the general courses. I'm planning on doing some basic courses in French or Spanish in case I go over to Europe.

We don't speak French everywhere--just in Quebec and parts of New Brunswick--Quebec because it's what's left of New France, and New Brunswick because that's where the Acadians lived before they were sent packing to Louisiana and became the Cajuns :)

Where will you be living near? East or West?

[foxyfennec.livejournal.com]

Hopefully in upstate New York, Plattsburgh, to be precise.
But that will all be determined by whether Ed gets a job there or not. That's his home, and we'd both like to be there. It's only like... 8 hours away from my home, too... so it's not SO bad.

[dhlawrence.livejournal.com]

Sounds good. You'll be near Quebec, so if you decide to go there you'll probably need to use French. Most people near the US-Quebec border speak English as well, but using French would probably be considerate :)

[foxyfennec.livejournal.com]

Actually, I can speak French a little. I took it in college. I'm better at writing in translating it, but I DO have a little knowledge ;) (And I thought it'd never come in handy lol!)

[dhlawrence.livejournal.com]

Well, it'll really only be handy so they don't think you're suffering Ugly American Syndrome. As long as you have the pronunciations right, you should be fine.