Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 2020complete | Page 608

“Well?” the counsellor started. He had put his mug down a while ago and seemed to have been staring at
me with a curious look. “There is actually another option you could take. To be honest, the competition
for this is much lower because it’s not that well known, but I think this might be perfect for you. You could
combine the two and study IT for tourism.”
Something about this new information was both surprising and reassuring - it felt like the final piece of the
puzzle had been placed and I could see the whole picture. I really did not know this course even existed -
how many years have I spent, uncertain about what to do, when the answer was right there all the time?
Though I guess it was hidden in plain sight.
“IT for tourism is a specialist course that only takes 3 years to complete, and is relatively much easier to
apply for. With the current technologies of Visual and Augmented Reality, the career paths under tourism
multiplies. This is excluding the new technologies that are still being developed, and will be developed,
possibly even by you! The newest AR tour guide is the AI that projects arrows for tourists to find local
restaurants or historic monuments, or anything that they want to see, through their smartphones. Of course,
this reduces the number of tour guides needed, but this AR tour guide is more customised for the tourists,
and there are many more careers offered, such as those in the design and development team, and the tech
support team.
“Have a think about it, but the look in your eyes tells me that we’ve found a nice solution, or the first step
towards where you’d like to head, right?” He tucked the Future Paths Form between the pages of a new,
simple brochure, and handed it to me. “I think you can fill in that form now.” He smiled brightly.
I held out both my hands and almost saw a heavenly glow emitting from the brochure. I had entered the
room with a dark and heavy cloud shrouding my view, but this brochure of a still foreign subject blew that
away and I could see the numerous paths ahead of me - with the one brightly lit path leading me to IT for
tourism. I gained a new appreciation for this wonderful united area I was living in, and was once again
amazed at the numerous possibilities available for the GBA students. I felt like my wandering mind was
finally grounded, and with a proper goal I knew which way to go. With each step, my confidence grew
tenfold, and I could feel my very being heat up with excitement for what the future held for me - in this
area with limitless possibilities. In the GBA.