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Old 25-06-2003, 11:09 PM
Janet Baraclough
 
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I'm a 21 yr old living in Toronto, Canada. It's my goal to acquire an
isolated homestead far from the city ASAP.

In the meantime, I need to choose a profession which could be
practiced in farms and small towns. I abandoned by longtime plan of
majoring in english , and am thinking of a "heavy equipment
mechanic" programme. I'm told this includes farming and logging
machinery.

For ultimate flexibility don't make a career choice that ties your
success to that of someone else's speciality; or which limits where you
can work geographically. Logging machinery is an example that would
include both.

Look for something something that has the widest possible range of
potential clients and applications, and for which you don't need to
invest heavily in expensive specialist equipment or workshop
space...some skill which you can easily carry around with you, run as
your own business, or hire out to a larger concern. How about
book-keeping or some form of computer service? Something along those
lines would also capitalise on some of the skills you needed to study
English...good comprehension and communication skills, the ability to
revue and assess information in varied formats, etc.

Janet.
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