Garda's English Blog

 The Holiday that I look forward to the most is Halloween. I like that Halloween is a fun Holiday that gives you an excuse to hang out with friends and family. Halloween also doesn't celebrate some religious thing and it is not patriotic, which are both themes I have a general dislike of. Thanksgiving is another holiday that checks these boxes, but in my eyes Halloween trumps Thanksgiving because Halloween is a Holiday that you feel all month. Halloween involves spooky decorations, lots of candy, and scary movies and music. Thanksgiving however only has pumpkins and turkey going on for it. This year was the first year I did not go trick-or-treat, instead I invited my friends over and we baked pies before watching a movie. Today in class we took a department-wide test on illuminate. I didn't think it was that hard, but who knows maybe I actually flunked it. I do remember taking the same test in previous years.

 The best way to prepare for a good paying job is to be well educated. It's not just enough to become knowledgeable or certified in the career you want to pursue, you need to learn a skill set that sets you apart from others and makes you valuable to employers. Become flexible, strive to be irreplaceable. Having a diverse skill set is also only half the battle though. You need connections, or to find the people you want to be employed by. Schools can get you in touch with partners, and you can go to job fairs. Today in class we watched a video about living on minimum wage. I hope I never find myself in a situation where I have no other choice to work minimum wage, and although the future is uncertain I will work hard so that I can be prepared to live a good life.