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Why I Want To Be A Co-Op

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I sit here staring at the screen of my computer trying to determine which programs to apply for and if I will apply to college or university. Deciding my future is so difficult. A few months ago you would have never caught me even considering college. I had also never considered recreation and leisure. It was not until I began my co-op in July 2016 that I finally began to consider recreation and leisure as an option. When I first decided to do the co-op program as a recreation assistant at a retirement home, I thought it would be an easy two credits, a way out of getting a summer job and something fun to do in July during the summer holidays. While my first reasons to participate in the co-op program were correct, my co-op experience was much more than that. I loved the relationships I created with the residents and the activities I participated in. My experience had my mind thinking this could be a future career for me. Further, when I began to consider recreation and leisure, I had only considered it from a university perspective. That was until my third week at Guelph Lake Commons when I spent a day with the firefighter changing the smoke …show more content…

I had never really considered college; I guess I just figured I would go to university; however, Josh made some really good points. It is a waste of money to do something so general in university for four years to end up with nothing in the end. Recreation and leisure is available in colleges for a lot less money than in university. This may be the perfect comparison for university and college. It is very probable that in university it is more learning about recreation than it is participating in recreation like in college. My head is spinning and I am very confused. Now not only do I need to determine what I want to do in the future, but I need to decide if I want to go to college or

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