Kaz hasn’t talked much about his career aspirations yet. As we learn here, he hasn’t gone to college. Kaz says that he isn’t sure what he wants to do, but is that really true? It’s hard to answer honestly when you feel like you’re being put on the spot.

In the US, or at least when I was in my teens/early 20s, there’s generally an expectation that you go to college after high school. I went to college myself, but it’s not the path for everyone. There are a lot of paths toward whatever career goals you have. I wish that we, as a culture, were more understanding of that.

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Page transcript:
Kaz, narrating: Alex was deep in conversation, so I went to go mingle.
Girl with glasses: Great to meet you! Are you a student too?
Kaz: Oh no, not yet, anyway.
Guy with beard: What’s your major?
Kaz: Uh, I’m not in school.
Guy with beard: Oh gotcha. What d’you think you’ll study when you go?
Kaz: I dunno…
Kaz, narrating: To add insult to injury, no one got my name right…
Dark-haired person: Your name is Katz? Is that your last name or something?
Brian: Oh! Hey again, dude! This is Alex’s boyfriend, Chaz.
Brown-haired girl: Hi Chaz!
Kaz, narrating: And as if the awkward questions weren’t bad enough, the conversations I overheard were even worse.
Unknown speaker 1: So what do you think will be on the Russian final?
Unknown speaker 2: I think the professor mentioned something about the ablative case…
Unknown speaker 3: I heard Sarah got accepted to study in Taiwan next year!
Unknown speaker 4: Oh wow! Good for her!
Unknown speaker 3: I’m hoping I can study abroad next year too. My parents already offered to help pay for it!