Thursday, November 01, 2007
Brazillian
Hey Pud,
I'm Brazilian. My English isn't perfect but I understand most of what you've said in your blog and I love it. I like the way you say things, you know?
Here's my question. I'm studying industrial engineering at college, which I think is a good career. But I'm not sure what I want in my life, and I feel so tired of all this. I can't wait to finish and go somewhere else in Europe, or even the US, and live there for a few years.
I want to meet different people and have a different life! Should quit school and travel, or wait until it ends? I have about 2 more years until I graduate.
Thanks for your time.
Julia
24 years old
Brazil Julia,
Engineering is interesting.
Doctors and lawyers require a degree before they can call themselves that. Of course, law is the basis of modern society and doctors got lives in their hands.
But many people feel the same way about engineering -- if you don't have an engineering degree, you can't call yourself an engineer, and you shouldn't expect an engineering job.
That said, times are changing. With college-dropout software engineers leading the pack, the tools to become a masterful engineer are available to almost anyone right now. And unlike saying you're a doctor or a lawyer, it's kind of easy & harmless to prove your engineering skills.
And you won't kill anyone if you suck at it.
But there are enough engineering snobs out there that'd you'd be hurting your chances of getting an entry-level engineering job if you quit now. Of course, maybe you don't want one.
Here is the answer to your question: Pick a country in Europe or a place in the US you'd like to visit (i could give you that answer too, but you didn't ask. okay fine. in the u.s., pick NYC. in europe, if you speak spanish as many brazillians do, pick barcelona. consider that a bonus answer.). Enroll in an engineering school there, start a new life, new friends, and you will be happy.
Pud
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