"I look in the mirror in the morning. What can I do? 'I don't know,'
I say, 'but I gotta find out what I'm interested in.' I got my mind on
community futures, so I could be a counsellor for someone who's addicted
and who's looking for help. But I'm kind of slow on comprehension and
reading. So that's a course I'm afraid of more or less. Then I had a mind
to take computer drafting, but I say I'm not very creative. I want to
take adventure tourism, but according to the components - kayaking and
mountain-climbing and stuff like that - my back can't handle that. Then
there's this computer course, and I heard that's pretty hard to take.
So I'm left wondering where I'm going to go."
"I gotta narrow it down. I gotta make the decision. It's just that I've never done anything before other than be a labourer or gofer. I was good at that because that's all I ever knew how to do. I was accepted here in carpentry, but after talking to the counsellor, I decided to take a good look at what course I want to take."
"If I had a job, I wouldn't mind relocating. I always mark down
on my application 'Anywhere in Canada'. I went to Alberta in '83 and took
a course in foreman training on the oil rigs - roughneck they call it.
I like a nice, quiet community. I don't mind living in the city, but I'm
the type of fellow who would like to have a nice, relaxing place."
Questions:
- What are Ray's strengths?
- What are Ray's weaknesses?
- Which careers do you think would be good for Ray?
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